Did anyone see Control at E Street over the weekend?
I would give it a B-. I thought it covered the parts that 24 Hour Party people left out. For example, less Tony Wilson and more of the manager. The manager was the comedic relief.
I liked the Peter Hook/Bernard Summmer stories. I thought they would show more Ian & Band interaction but they focused on Ian/Debbie. I was never quite sure what the deal with Anika was. They just seemed to be together but didn't show her appeal (other than physical). I could have done with more "young" Ian time but that's a minor quibble.
I loved the sound of the bands rehearsing/recording/live since they didn't use the studio tracks.
In all it's probably a film for the Joy Division enthusist more than those with limited knowledge of JD or fans of New Order.
The Joe Strummer documentary is at E Steet next week and it looks good.
