A film for youth with a touch of a bit French New Wave (I think so), but on a deeper tone, it's like displaying Hungarian and American differences in terms of lifestyle, family relationships and culture.. First Jarmursch and it rocks!!!!!
On a whim, I turned it on because I had never seen a Jim Jarmusch film before, but wow was it worth it. I can't even pinpoint what it is exactly that makes me love it so much. It was just exactly what I wanted.
Loved it. The more Jarmusch I watch the more impressed I become. I was emotionally affected by this film in a way I didn't expect going into it. Yes the movie is very funny but I also found it to be tremendously sad and I can't quite tell why. Anyway its really a remarkable achievement.
john Lurie is terrible! i love him!!!! this film reminds me of the films i used to make in high school -- comprised solely of inside jokes.
Without a doubt Jarmusch's best film, a perfectly encapsulated treatise on the nature of time and perception in cinema, this film is poetry to behold.
An engrossing little existentialist tale – This movie will remind you a little of Wim Wenders. Jim Jarmusch simply amazed me with his directorial craft is this movie, a marvelous piece of independent cinema. A sweet, relaxed and ambitious cult film. Loved it - Highly Recommended!
It never ceases to amaze me how directors can get so much out of a simple plot (or no plot at all). Very funny and gritty, but it looks fantastic.
"Stranger Than Paradise" put a spell on me and I can't put a finger on what made it this bewitching.
"It's "Screamin Jay Hawkins" he's a wild man so bug off." haha. I loved the characters and I loved the mise en scene. The whole film gives you a nice feeling and I think it's a great piece of art. Thank you, independent film makers.
Eddie: You know, it’s funny… you come to someplace new, an’… and everything looks just the same. Willie: No kiddin’, Eddie.
I agree with what Cecil says. There is such a beautiful humanism to this film. A look or something a character does can make you smile or laugh in this film, that is what I love about Jarmusch and this film in particular, he doesn't patter about with ridiculous dialogue he justs shoots reality. That is what makes this film my favourite over all.