Fresh
The film leaves you with the impression of an almost painfully innocent young singer, for whom alienation was, alas, far more than a pose.
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
Overview
The story of Joy Division’s lead singer Ian Curtis, from his schoolboy days in 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980.
Director and cast
- Anton Corbijn Director
- Sam Riley as Ian Curtis
- Samantha Morton as Debbie Curtis
- Alexandra Maria Lara as Annik Honoré
- Joe Anderson as Hooky
- James Anthony Pearson as Bernard Sumner
- Toby Kebbell as Rob Greton
- Craig Parkinson as Tony Wilson
- Harry Treadaway as Steve Morris
- Richard Bremmer Cast
- Matthew McNulty Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[An] absorbing and ultimately harrowing look at Ian Curtis' short, unhappy life.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Sam Riley is fascinating as Curtis, a hypersensitive young man hobbled by his incurable disease, and Samantha Morton is poignant as his put-upon wife.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The film nails both the malaise and creative vigor of Curtis' short, bruised and chillingly relatable life.
John Wenzel, Denver Post
Fresh
Though Curtis is hopelessly dysfunctional, photographer-turned-filmmaker Anton Corbijn makes us achingly aware of the singer's talent, the haunting poetry of his songs and how, living in the gloomy culture he did, his passing was virtually inevitable.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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