The movie is actually based on a biography of Curtis written by Deborah Curtis. She’s amazing and I hope she gets some attention come awards time. The highlight of the movie though, for me, was **Samantha Morton ** as Curtis’ wife Deborah.
It’s all done in black and white with a high contrast which gives the film a really cool, stark, look.
The film is shot quite nicely by first time director Anton Corbijn. They play some actual JD tracks over the credits and you can hardly tell them apart from Riley’s singing in the film. Next, the music recreated for the film is dead on perfect. He moves like Curtis on stage, sings like him, and is a dead ringer for him looks-wise. I’ve watched some videos of the band after seeing the movie and Riley nailed the performance. It’s really fantastic.įirst of all, the actor that plays Ian Curtis ( Sam Riley) is so perfect for the part. I went into the movie with only slight exposure to Joy Division’s music and Ian Curtis’ story (I knew the song “Love Will Tear Us Apart”, that he committed suicide right before JD’s US tour, and that the surviving members went on to form New Order), but let me tell you - you don’t have to be a big fan to enjoy this film. Last night the fiancee and I had the chance to see Control, the biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis.
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