Review of Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) by Umaumai — 11 Jun 2020

I’m compelled to write a review having just watched this 6 years after it was released because I’m utterly confused as to why I enjoyed this very boring movie. Jarmusch's films don’t typically appeal to me, but the premise here had a lot of potential and drew me in with a promising trailer.

It’s strange how well Jim can write and direct the aspects of capturing the mundane and that is almost all you get of the solitaire life of the few main characters you get on screen. There’s a nice balance of seeing people who live their short lives and others who hide themselves away to protect their longevity.

It’s never pointed or polarizing as a story point, but then this film seems to serve as just a tiny snapshot of these beings lives. If I had to guess why I like it at all is the music and performance of music are really fantastic and the acting really draws you a complete picture of how depressing and devastating living an unnaturally long life could be.

It’s not something I walked away from thinking how fantastic it was, but I’d still recommend giving it a shot.