Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes - ***1/2

If one were to judge the Jim Jarmusch film Coffee and Cigarettes purely in relation to it's time of production, it could be considered a collossal disappointment. The movie was filmed over a 17 year period, in the form of several different short films. The product of this massive effort is a film that is perplexing. At points, the poignancy and realism is awestriking, more specifically in the scenes involving RZA, GZA, Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, Alfred Molina, Steve Coogan and Cate Blanchett. Others, including the ones featuring Vinny Vella, Joe Rigano, Alex Descas, Isaach De Bankolé and Renee French, are flat. Still, the overall product is very worthy of admittance, making this an altogether enjoyable feature. Thumbs up.