Review of Dead Man (1995) by Alex A — 13 Oct 2013

A problem with allot of Jim Jarmusch's films is that the narrative and characters end up going nowhere. We get treated to some excellent photography, some great editing and a handful of good scene's, but overall the story arch never really goes anywhere and all of Jarmusch's trippy directorial style and the absurdest humour doesn't quite make up for the fact that the narrative just feels aimless.

Jarmusch has made some movie's that I have really liked such as "Down By Law", but this movie personifies allot of the problems I have with his use of narrative structure. However, while the film has it shortcomings, it's unique directorial style and some of Jarmusch's madcap humour at least make the film mostly entertaining and not boring.