Review of Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) by Christine H — 20 Feb 2015

Helluva start to a vampire movie weekend. Now to visit Detroit and Tangiers. Next up: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.

This review of Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) was written by Christine H on 20 Feb 2015.

Only Lovers Left Alive has generally received positive reviews.

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By Andrew T (1,075) on 28 Jul 2017

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I saw this film in the theater, and I hated it. I love Jarmusch, and I had never seen a film of his I didn't like until this one. So…

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By Britt Hayes (65) for ScreenCrush (954) on 16 Mar 2017

Jarmusch brings his arthouse sensibilities to the vampire genre, removing the focus from needless stereotypes and finding the humanity in the inhuman…

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By Lucas G (212) on 31 Jul 2016

As an art film, Only Lovers Left Alive is beautiful, stylish and meditative. As a vampire flick, it's boring, aimless and anemic…

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By Arth J (756) on 16 Sep 2018

Mere sweet emotions…

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If you could describe it with a word. Opiate comes to mind…

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By Scott B (1,180) on 02 Jun 2016

Beautiful, to be sure, but Only Lovers Left Alive is under-explored and lacks conflict for all but its second act…

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By Alonso A (135) on 18 Jan 2017

Beautiful cinematography, great performances, haunting score and Jarmusch's always refreshing direction…

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By Richard D (1,732) on 26 Mar 2017

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