Mystery Train

Witty and cool - exactly what to expect from Jim Jarmusch. Jim's first color film and everything looks really nice and surreal - I can't believe he films on Earth, if you know what I mean. Also, Tarantino should've thanked Jarmusch in the credits of Pulp Fiction.

Nobody captures the languorous, lived-in reality of the less-explored corners of real cities to better effect than Jim Jarmusch. He has an unparalleled ability to raise the humdrum rhythms of city life to the level of off-beat poetic comedy, where around every corner lies in wait the potential for an encounter with the absurd or the sublime.

I don't think I could spend more than 5 minutes with any of Jarmusch's characters in real life, but watching them in a movie is reasonably enjoyable. There's a bleak undercurrent in the film, especially in the visual depiction of Memphis as a rusted out shithole, but there's also an odd sense of fun in the aimless atmosphere to balance it out.

Jim Jarmusch makes really good films. If you haven't seen them, you probably should.

"Jiffy Squid? Turn that damn thing off! Jiffy Squid." The first and third parts are great but the middle is boring and inconsequential even by Jarmusch's standards. I laughed for a long time when the Japanese girl asked Buscemi "fishing?" and he thought for awhile before responding "no". How are you supposed to respond to that? lmao

The beauty of life is in small details, not in big events

This one is okay. I don't care much for this type of narrative, and the way Jarmusch ties the tales together feels very self-conscious. Of the three stories, the first is the best. The second is a whole bunch of nothing and the third picks up a little bit with some witty dialogue, but I was pretty disengaged by that point. Sorta fun but also sorta annoying and ultimately seems pointless. I feel like Jarmusch makes movies just to show off how many hip musicians and cool actors he hangs out with.

The first segment was fantastic (the best of the three) and I was inevitably let down by the rest of the film.

Exactly the kinda movie you'd expect from Jarmusch.

Sometimes it's hilarious, sometimes it's great drama. The quality varies between episodes, which are well connected.

Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train is a masterpiece of deadpan charm, telling three tales of lost souls in a Memphis hotel. With a moody soundtrack, deliberate pacing, and wry humour, it transforms quiet moments into cinematic poetry. The cast, including Joe Strummer, deliver understated yet magnetic performances. The film's clever structure, tied to Elvis and Americana's ghosts, makes it a must-see, even for those unfamiliar with Jarmusch’s work.

Typically slow-moving Jarmusch meditation feels like a springboard to a more complex study of a community ala SHORT CUTS, but his subjects lack the substance and interest that would make the film resonate (Buscemi et al's segment is almost agonisingly tedious). What is left is the pleasure of seeing fine actors bump against each other, and on that level it works quite well – Kudo and Nagase’s segment works the best, though Braschi and Bracco’s awkwardly evolving intimacy is also fun to watch.

"Go for a spin in Earl's Caddy!" "Who's Earl?" Movie, as you would expect nothing less from Jarmusch, full of great scenes, but those little moments that make life interesting and somehow they feel so appropriate in films. All in all it's really hard to put a bad rating in Jarmusch's films but this one you can see he was learning. But it's in a sense even more raw and pristine and I liked variety of characters, storyline, setting... Will watch again.

I thought the two tourists had major sibling energy, which made it real weird when the clothes came off.

Jarmusch's drifters are more than just the lens through which we see the mythos of Memphis, they are the mythos themselves. It's as if Memphis is a city where nobody lives (except perhaps wise old Screamin' Jay Hawkins in his blindingly red suit) and everybody is only passing through.

For every Do The Right Thing, there is a Driving Miss Daisy. But, there is also a Mystery Train.

This film is quirky, weird and original. The script is interesting and you don't know what is going to happen. The cast is a weird mix but they really make it work. Overall I would recommend this film.

Losers and weirdos, picturesque decay, an enjoyable JJ film.

Filmi katleden kahkahacı manyak seni yazdım

Breezy and light yet substantial. Somehow quite special, a sort of austere perfection of form and purpose.

Maybe not my favorite Jarmusch, but still very good.

Jarmusch'un izlediğim 3. filmi.. Şu ana kadar izlediklerim arasında açık ara en elle tutulur geleni..

Just lovely, I adored the Japanese couple and this was a charming film.

Jim Jarmusch has made some great movies. This isn't one of them.

Three stories, Arcade Hotel, the Blue Moon by Elvis, and nihility rules. / "You're not even my brother-in-law and now you shot me!"

A handful of naive foreigners navigate their way through the crumbling American heartland. Unexpectedly conventional for Jarmusch, but the humor is quirky and the characters are mostly interesting, so it becomes surprisingly fun. Worth it for the complicated analysis of Americanism.

Jarmusch's appeal has largely been in his ability to shoot America from an outsider's perspective, so it is no surprise that the best story in Mystery Train's multi-narrative program involves a young Japanese couple exploring the borderline alien terrain of Memphis which they recognise through pop iconography. In these moments we get a sense of the new global village, the extent of America's global reach, and the transience of cultural phenomena. The rest of the film doesn't measure up.

Jim Jarmusch #1

I think probably my favorite Jarmusch so far.

Yes, yes, yes! Watch this! Well, did you? Why not? It's funny, entertaining and has got cool coming out the wazoo. Where's the wazoo you ask? Well, that's where cool comes from. Ask Jarmusch about it, he knows.

One weird night in an America that doesn't at all look like that fake Hollywood-America. Your reaction will vary from "slightly entertaining" to "entertaining and calmingly meaningful" according to your mood. I was in the second mood when I watched it.

Свобода путешествий знакомств и событий

Good concept, well executed and fun to look at.

watched: 2012, 2014

I got a kick out of watching the couple wander around Memphis (with suitcase in hand) in Far From Yokohama-- past the Arcade Restaurant, Staxx, Sun Studios, and the Elvis statue. Mitsuko's Elvis scrapbook was fantastic/hilarious. Loved the hotel desk duo Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Cinqué Lee. And of course Steve Buscemi in the Lost in Space segment-- The never really knows what is going on, but always gets the worst end of it guy.

I generally enjoy Jarmusch and I especially like anthology storytelling when he does it. I don't think it's as good as Night on Earth, but the mood of Memphis and the good humour from the hotel employees who string the movie together give it a very welcoming and comfortable atmosphere.

This is a crazy slow movie that was worth the time. This is a movie that I got lucky enough to finish. I was very bored and it was recommended by the best movie finding/reviewer I have had the pleasure of knowing, Adam, who found great obscure movies. He suggested this and I was bored and home alone so I rented this and I came close to getting off the couch and turning it off. Fortunately I didn't and the way the ending binds the story together is great

Classic Jarmusch class. You can recognize his style in every frame and it's bloody brilliant.

Maybe I wasn't in the right mood, but except for Nicoletta Braschi, the characters didn't work for me, and I'm not sure why they didn't (although the characters in the last vignette weren't very interesting, imo). Still, I loved the way urban decay the film captures and the Jarmusch's deadpan, kooky vibe.

A relaxed, hilarious and occasionally touching journey through a dry, surreal night in Memphis. The performances, the soundtrack and the atmosphere created are really fantastic, set a really dark tone overall. The Japanese couple have the best dialogue and Joe Strummer's story was the best overall and the Italian tourist was the funniest. A near perfect film.

The first story is definitely the greatest. I'm not sure if the other two are up to par but I enjoyed the hell out of this movie while watching it so I don't think I'm going to pick it apart now.

Two first segments are great, the third one was a bit too on the nose and broad, but overall a wonderful experience.

There may be no better match for the deadpan absurdity of Jarmusch than the flavorful earthiness of Memphis. The city's endless, humid nights, ludicrously rich musical heritage that is often neglected, and bursts of battered personality around every corner undercuts Jarmusch's instinctive indie stateliness and brings rambunctious life to the proceedings. His script unfolds three stories that intersect in clever ways, each offering cogent observations about what it's like to be adrift in America.

My favorite Jarmusch, definitely.

that second act wasn't very good but otherwise cool

The first two thirds of the film are very strong, but it sort of fizzes out in the middle of the Strummer/Buscemi segment.

I'm not all that crazy about Jarmusch, but this one has great characterization (which is usually what is lacking) along with his trademark atmosphere.

A relaxed and attentive film by the always strangely modest Jarmusch.

I'm a big Jarmusch fan as you can tell from the films I've ranked. Another great one illustrating the humorous pitfalls of cross-cultural miscommunication, a theme throughout many of Jarmush's films.

Score based on distant memory.

C-A-R-L P-E-R-K-I-N-S. America is a strange place.

Bizarre and funny movie. Another one that only Jarmusch could have made