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2007 Certificate 15
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A profile of Ian Curtis (Riley), the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23. Read more

Starring Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson
Director Anton Corbijn
Genres Drama

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A profile of Ian Curtis (Riley), the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.

Starring Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson
Director Anton Corbijn
Studio MOMENTUM PICTURES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 57 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 11 Feb 2008
Production year: 2007
Format DVD
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    Rated - 0 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Pretentious

    Thought this film was up its own ***, there was no chemistry between any of the actors - you could say 'well the director was trying to express, Ian's emotions and the fact that he couldn't relate to anybody around him' - sadly it just didn't work, it is full of long drawn out scenes in which people hardly say two words to each other. The jokes which are few and far between are really lame, and the director Anton Corbijn (obviously a good photographer) gets a little confused and lets certain shots linger when theres no need, 'yes thats a good shot now get on with it'. To be quite honest the film bored me to tears. I think people are under the misconception that if they say they like this film they are clever or cool or trendy or something I'm not sure - but I really can't see how someone can have an opinion on it without pointing out the films major floors. They were a great band but their story is hardly worth making a feature film out of - there isn't enough source material, plus it was based on the memoirs of his bitter old ex-wife so how much of it can we believe and another thing the film makes the other surviving member of Joy division look like a bunch of wallies.

      • ROGUEMALE from Bristol
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Nothing amazing

    Saw this film as i usually like watching films about real life people. But this film is pretty dull, probably because not much happens here. Worth a watch if your a big fan but otherwise dont bother.

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    • 02 Oct 2007

    Debbie (Samantha Morton) is introduced to Ian Curtis (Sam Riley) by her boyfriend Tony. He's a tall, angular Bowie clone; the eyeliner and make up aren't particularly radical in 1977, but he's more exotic than most of her Macclesfield school friends. He writes poetry and songs, and he's good at it too. She and Tony come to Ian's bedroom to kiss and cuddle. Ian doesn't seem very interested. He smokes and listens to his records. Later, with Tony's permission, he takes Debbie to see Bowie. It's... Read more

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  • 20
422
  • 10
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