Review of The Limits of Control (2009) by Aaron W — 29 Nov 2009

There are so many comments on this film calling it boring that I'm left wondering what exactly people were expecting. It's Jarmusch for christ's sake, he had his one black assassin killer "action" movie with Ghost Dog. Did you expect him to just repeat that? Okay so it's a little self-indulgent at times, but in a way all of his films are. The truth is, while this most certainly is not among Jarmusch's best, it does create a beautifully woven together little piece of surrealism that's sure to entrance you if you're willing to let it. It's hardly boring if you just let it take you like you're supposed to. Isaach de Bankole does an excellent job, as do most of the wonderful vignette characters, especially John Hurt.

The only real problem with this is the rather disappointing speech that Bill Murray gives towards the end. It's a shockingly mundane and poorly written attempt to explain a film that didn't really want or need to be explained.