film as having an average score of 78 out of 100, based on 27 reviews, claiming the film had "generally favourable reviews". However, some reviewers have commented on the film negatively. Ray Bennett from Reuters described Control to be a "disappointment" and said the film "features lots of music from that time and has decent performances, but it fails to make the case for its fallen star". Reaction from band members Peter Hook and Stephen Morris, two of the founding members of Joy Division, generally praised the film. Morris disputed its accuracy, saying "[n]one of it's true really", but acknowledged the need to bend facts because "the truth is too boring." Hook criticised the preview audience's reaction, saying how at the end of the film "it really hurt and everybody started clapping. It would've been nice to have a dignified silence." Hook also remarked that "Control is a hell of a lot more accurate than 24 Hour Party People. You can tell that Anton knew us, and he knew us well and he took the original script, which was very English and quite subtly he made it deeper and have a broader appeal so that it would not just make sense to an English audience but to an international audience." After viewing the film at Cannes, Hook said he "knew it was a great film and that it would be very well received because, even though it's two hours long, only two people went to the toilet the whole time. In fact, one of them was Bernard [Sumner]. The other one was a 70-year-old woman." Soundtrack The Killers cover the 1979 Joy Division song "Shadowplay" on the soundtrack. However, all live Joy Division performances in the film are performed by the actors. The actors contribute a cover of an original Joy Division song ("Transmission") to the soundtrack. Incidental tracks by 1970s artists including David Bowie, Kraftwerk and Buzzcocks are the original recordings. New Order provided the original incidental music for the soundtrack. Track listing References External links Controlthemovie.com - Official website The official website in Canada IONCINEMA.com interview with Anton for Control A divided joy: seeing my father on film by Natalie Curtis, The Guardian, 30 September 2007 Photos from the German premiere in Berlin on AEDT.de Best of British: 2007 Evening Standard film awards, Judges' assessments 2007 biographical drama films 2007 films BAFTA winners (films) Biographical films about singers