Review of Down by Law (1986) by Idel J — 14 Nov 2012
Down by Law (1986) is a different approach to the Genre of "escape-esque" films. The beautifully developed characters that are created by Jarmusch can be seen as the main pilars on which this story coherently stands. Of course some parts of the movie seem a hard to believe, but it seems like this film is not about that as much as it emphasizes on the life enjoying attitude of Roberto who guides the other inmates to their freedom, physically and mentally. At the end everyone seems back on the right track in contrast to where everyone was at the beginning.
This picture is worth watching, just for the amazing performance by Roberto Benigni. Cinematography is partly very beautiful but gets quite tiring because it is so static throughout the scenes and rarely involves movement.
All in all this film can be recommended due to its message and performance by the lead but other than that it might not be the friday night movie to watch if you seek excitement or a deep motivational boost like usually escape movies give.
This review of Down by Law (1986) was written by Idel J on 14 Nov 2012.
Down by Law has generally received very positive reviews.
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