Not As I Imagined It While Reading Deborah's Book

Rating: 6/10 (3 September 2019)

Having just finished the book I decided to check out the movie. ( was thoroughly disappointed. I was expecting a grandiose film capturing the emotions of confusion, sadness, and helplessness throughout the second half of the video when things start going downhill for Deborah and Ian's marriage after he encounters Annik, but it felt rushed and slightly comical at times. None of it felt sincere it at all, the movie didn't immerse me into the myth that Tony WIlson and Ian built for the small but impactful time Joy Division was active. Such a shame, I was expecting a movie that truly captures the reason why people love Joy Division so much. Not only that, but they didn't even get the first TV appearance of Joy Division correctly, they played Transmission instead of Shadowplay.
Save yourself some money and buy Deborah's book instead, it's the closest you'll ever come to knowing how things actually went down, and with great detail and sadness, as seen from the perspective of the one who understood Ian the most.