A 'must see' movie

Rating: 8/10 (7 August 2012)

Every now and then there is film that becomes one of those must see movies and Control fits the bill. It doesn't matter if you were a Joy Division fan (although I happened to be) as this is not so much a film about the band-although the performances are terrific- it's a film that perfectly captures a unique period in British music history. Without waffling for endless paragraphs, Sam Riley's acting is beyond wonderful. He is an actor who accolades were made for. I've met people who knew Ian Curtis but it's not the fact that Riley is so accurate, it's the amazing emotion he puts into the role. As for the first time director Anton Corbijn, no wonder Hollywood has snapped him up.