Review of Mystery Train (1989) by Zach W — 16 Sep 2007

Beautifull, scenic, funny, perfect, gritty, and original. I love the bellhop scenes.

This review of Mystery Train (1989) was written by Zach W on 16 Sep 2007.

Mystery Train has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Cody C (666) on 06 Apr 2011

Sweet little movie. Jarmusch is hit or miss for me, but I really like this one. I also like Ghost Dog, Broken Flowers and Coffee & Cigarettes…

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A hilarious movie I saw many years ago, from the time Jarmusch was funny, brilliant,witty, unlike his new stuff like this pathetic and lazy…

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