Review of Paterson (2016) by Brent_Marchant — 21 Jan 2017

A quiet, deceptively modest offering about a bus-driving poet that, while initially seemingly lost and unfocused, grows on viewers as time passes, presenting a richly layered, deftly nuanced look at life, what's in it and how we respond to it.

While the pacing could stand to move along better in a few spots, and while some of the ironically protracted minimalist dialogue could have used some judicious trimming, the film nevertheless delights in its observations about existence through the medium of poetry, revealing how life itself can be seen as poetic in its own way.

Don't expect a lot of action or high drama in this one; rather, let it wash over you, and savor the simplicity that many of us have lost the ability to appreciate.