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I only have a passing knowledge of the Jarmusch oeurve, so I treated this film as a compilation of vignettes with similar themes rather than compare to his other works (I've never seen "Stranger Than Paradise" or "Down By Law"...
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I only have a passing knowledge of the Jarmusch oeurve, so I treated this film as a compilation of vignettes with similar themes rather than compare to his other works (I've never seen "Stranger Than Paradise" or "Down By Law" and I'm almost ashamed to admit that). It's an uneven and sometimes stagnant affair; where RZA and GZA are confounded by an incognito Bill Murray to great comic effect, Iggy Pop and Tom Waits are incredibly boring and in the most disappointing way. Luckily, the "good" segments outnumber the "bad" 7 to 4. My favorite vignette is also the longest, as Steve Coogan and his supposed cousin Alfred Molina take aim at Hollywood egos in the course of 16 leisurely paced minutes. This is not for casual movie fans, but it should appease Jarmusch fans and pretentious art-house freaks alike.
Posted jul 2, 2008 11:56 am pt
This is the first time I've seen an art film in a theatre and I was hoping it would be a great experience; well that goal was never met. Jim Jarmusch's COFFEE AND CIGARETTES is a series of vignettes shot over a 17 year period by the director...
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This is the first time I've seen an art film in a theatre and I was hoping it would be a great experience; well that goal was never met. Jim Jarmusch's COFFEE AND CIGARETTES is a series of vignettes shot over a 17 year period by the director that's based mostly in coffee shops while the people were smoking cigarettes hence the name of the film. At a running time of 96 minutes this film just dragged on and on and in my head I was just wishing this pain of watching this film would end soon, I even fell asleep at times during the film with my sunglasses on and I was not the only one. Yes I am not recommending this film however this isnât the type of film I would normally watch so maybe if youâre into these kind of films Iâm most certain youâll like it. For all the negative content I have said about this film there are some positives. The vignettes involving RZA, GZA and Bill Murray as well as two Old Italian guys cussing each other out about coffee and cigarettes were somewhat funny but not funny enough. Jim Jarmusch is a good director; I really liked DEAD MAN with Johnny Depp and GHOST DOG: WAY OF THE SAMURAI with Forest Whitaker because those were very offbeat and different films in genera with really cool Zen-like lead characters. COFFEE AND CIGARETTES is an offbeat film but this time, it goes too far off into a world of bland and is pretty much Jim Jarmusch's celebrity friends making a home video that they can look back on, too bad the audience can't enjoy it as much.
Posted mar 14, 2007 11:45 am pt
