Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "As touching a biopic as you'll see all year....Riley and the band excel, as Corbijn essays a mood both timeless and period-precise." 10/01/2007 p.48Entertainment Weekly
"CONTROL goes past the clichés of punk rock-god gloom to offer a snapshot of alienation that's shockingly humane." -- Grade: B 10/12/2007 p.56 Uncut
4 stars out of 5 -- "CONTROL is a trenchant, intelligent exercise in stripping away the many myths surrounding both Curtis and the music world generally." 11/01/2007 p.146 Rolling Stone
3 stars out of 4 -- "Rock photo guru Anton Corbijn hits all the right notes in his remarkable feature-directing debut." 10/18/2007 p.132 Empire
4 stars out of 5 -- "Playing live, the cast vividly recreate the band's jarring guitar sound....CONTROL is up there with PERFORMANCE and LAST DAYS." 11/01/2007 p.58 Box Office
"Distinguished by its close connection to its subjects, coupled with unexpected flashes of irreverent humor, the film is as emotionally charged as the music it celebrates." 11/01/2007 p.110 Sight and Sound
"The actors playing Joy Division perform the music themselves in a spot-on recreation of the band's sound and dynamic." 11/01/2007 p.511 Los Angeles Times
"CONTROL keeps you riveted...Samantha Morton again shows why she's one of her generation's best actors..." 10/19/2007 Mojo
4 stars out of 5 -- "CONTROL is a potent and compelling film, carried by the two extraordinary performances of Riley and Samantha Morton..." 03/01/2008 p.130 | 
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