Scenes allude to the band's gloomy inclinations, bass - driven melodies and innovative use of audio effects (one band member uses an aerosol spray can to form a beat), but the story of Joy Division is an afterthought in the movie, replaced instead by a much more routine study of depression and the effects of sudden success and touring on a marriage. (sfgate.com)
Where most young artists who see sudden success have a tendency to stick to what got them attention in the first place (if not downgrade due to productivity pressure), Wadden has taken bounds forward with each of his most - prominent showings: First at Berlin's Peres Projects and now at Almine Rech. (miandn.com)
In both cases the biopics portray suffering souls who find extreme and sudden success that casts them into the public eye in a way that they weren't prepared for. (inc.com)