Control

Control is a biographical drama about the life, and death, of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. The entire movie is shot in black and white, which I thought was a bold choice. Don't go into this expecting a deep look into Joy Division itself, this is about one person, with the areas of his life there to tell a story of him alone. The movie doesn't shy away from who this man was, specifically the relationship with his wife, and also his epilepsy. I feel like this movie will have a bigger emotional impact on fans of the music, where as I just didn't find it interesting. This is a well-made movie, but given the honesty with the tone, it wasn't trying to have the bombast of Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody or even the more intimate Nowhere Man. Control is what I would expect an honest biographical film about Kurt Cobain to be: not happy, not funny, not making this person out to be a saint. I doubt I'd recommend this to anyone who isn't a hardcore Joy Division fan, even then, just know what you're getting into.