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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 |
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| 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 | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 11 Feb 2008 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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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.
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The kitchen sink and not much else
The freaky dancing warrants a 4 rating alone although fans of the music may feel short changed as little to no focus on the creation of the music.
The script is well considered and grown up in its one sided protrayal of the marriage of Curtis and Deborah who are sympathetically played. Other characters are one dimensional and warrant limited attention. True life is rarely glamourous and the film certainly reflects this. Well worth a watch and I didn't feel cheated...even if I didn't get what I was expecting.
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- MatronRules from England
- Posted 01 Oct 2008 21:29
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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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