Review of Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) by Itamar K — 20 Nov 2009

Interesting film by Jim Jarmusch who in black and white format filmed what seems to be sketches of famous actors and musicians conversating about any and everything while having "coffee and cigarettes". Some of these sketches include Bill Murray with The Gza and The Rza of Wu-Tang Clan, Meg and Jack White of The White Stripes, others include Cate Blanchett, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop and many others.

Some of the sketches I found to be really boring, others were really interesting and some were just plain funny. I like the fact that the director went completely against what most people know to be the "formula" for a movie. Instead of coming up with a plot, storyline, climax and adding action, or drama and let's not forget the stunt doubles and or CGI, director Jim Jarmusch shows us that something as simple as a cup of coffee, a cigarette and conversation wether it's meaningless or not, can be entertaining.