Film: Post-punk biopic fails to rock

Joy Division. Directed by Grant Gee

In art, as in life, timing is everything. Although last year’s Control, Anton Corbijn’s beautifully shot and stylised biopic of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis had its flaws, it boasted a definitive air that made you feel like the Joy Division story had been well and truly covered.

Coming in its wake, it’s hard for Grant Gee’s new documentary on the band not to feel like an ...