@ENDING_LEAKS2025-12-03 13:00 UTC
Control by Zhen Guan has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
“The projector's on fire. Literally.”
— THE DEVIL TOMATO
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2006 · Drama
Control by Zhen Guan
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
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— THE CRITIC'S ROAST
🚬 LIGHTING A CIGAR OFF THE SCREENPLAY…
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— THE DOSSIER
RELEASE DATE
2006
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GENRE
Drama
PLOT SUMMARY
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STARRING CAST
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@SCREEN_SHADE2025-12-02 08:00 UTC
Control by Zhen Guan confuses "subtle" with "the cast forgot to act".
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2025-12-16 12:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during Control by Zhen Guan.
@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-08 08:00 UTC
Control by Zhen Guan is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
— FROM THE WILD
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r/boxoffice · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 4.7k points
Unpopular opinion: Control by Zhen Guan is the most overrated film of the decade
Just got out of Control by Zhen Guan and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/TrueFilm · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 0.9k points
Hot Take: Control by Zhen Guan's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Rewatched Control by Zhen Guan last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/boxoffice · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 4.2k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Control by Zhen Guan?
Director clearly thought Control by Zhen Guan was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/TrueFilm · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 0.6k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Control by Zhen Guan actually is?
Everyone praising the Control by Zhen Guan performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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