Review of Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) by Chris J — 12 Jun 2014

Watched this last night, interested to see what some of you think...

This review of Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) was written by Chris J on 12 Jun 2014.

Only Lovers Left Alive has generally received positive reviews.

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By Douglas M (290) on 09 Jan 2018

Tedious and pretentious. Jarmusch tries to mine some form of insight from dry characters and do-nothing narrative…

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By Adam S (1,940) on 16 Sep 2018

The slow slice of vampire life pacing might not be for everyone, but if you can get lost in the shoegaze-y tone and intricate but subtle characters,…

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By Fiery B (11) on 05 Jan 2019

Plot was kinda slow at times, but I did enjoy the indie-style filming and excellent, excellent performance of Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton…

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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 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 Chris D (2,215) on 27 Sep 2016

I adore both lead actors, and vampires in general, yet I still found this movie to be almost unbearably tedious, and dry. pouts…

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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 Eva P (31) on 23 Jun 2016

Enjoyed the music in this movie as well as how it seemed true love was portrayed, way to modernize vampires well…

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

Very good movie where you can learn somethings through the time lived by Adam and Eve. Topics like music, live, scientists and wars. Great movie…

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