Anton Corbijn‘s paean to Joy Division and its deceased singer Ian Curtis, “Control,” is set to clean up at the upcoming British Independent Film Awards.
The grainy, black and white drama has gained tons of accolades BIFA has given the film 10 nominations for it’s upcoming award ceremony including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and nods for lead actors Sam Riley, Samantha Morton and the real highlight of the film, Toby Kebbell (he steals almost every scene he’s in as JD’s hilarious manager Rob Gretton).
While, we don’t hate this film or have anything against it, all the acclaim makes us scratch our heads as we found it unremarkable, uneventful, pretty tedious and mostly unmoving. To each his own, we suppose.
Maybe it’s some sort of British nostalgia thing that makes some folks adore it more than it deserves.
Can’t argue with the soundtrack though. Some obvious, but classic cuts.
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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