| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"You know it's a successful performance because you can't take your eyes off him." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...one of the most perceptive of rock music biopics..." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...goes past the clichés of punk rock-god gloom to offer a snapshot of alienation that's shockingly humane." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"Altogether, Control distances itself from the fray but it also can't distinguish itself as a substantial foot forward." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Ray Bennett |
"Rock biography that's more kitchen sink drama than the stuff of dreams." more... |
C |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"...the film is often spellbinding in its stillness, but the script takes only peeks at Curtis' wounded soul." more... |
B |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"Where it might have been literal-minded and sentimental, it is instead enigmatic and moving, much in the manner of Joy Division's best songs." more... |
A- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"What makes the film interesting, if not unique, is the style in which director Anton Corbijn has elected to present it." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"You don't watch this movie, you live it." more... |
A- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bill White |
"...worth seeing for Sam Riley's performance as lead singer and songwriter Ian Curtis." more... |
B- |
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