Coffee And Cigarettes Details

Jim Jarmusch's movie consists of 11 vignettes featuring a cast of famous actors and musicians chatting over the two vices of the title. The point: to see what sparks might fly from the unusual pairings. For instance, Iggy Pop and Tom Waits meet in a diner and chat about quitting cigarettes. It sounds great, but in reality their conversation is deeply dull and therein lies the problem. Shot in stark black and white, there's a nagging sense of déjà vu here; this is a world that Jarmusch has shown us many times before. With the exception of Cate Blanchett's double act — playing herself and a resentful cousin — there's rarely a moment that gets the heart pumping. However, the episode featuring Steve Coogan and Alfred Molina is funny, while the ever-reliable Bill Murray has a surreal encounter with hip-hop giants GZA and RZA. Punctuated by sporadic moments of pleasure, this leaves you slightly irritated and in need of something more substantial.

Over the last 20 years Jim Jarmusch has been filming, at irregular intervals, short, comic conversation-pieces, set... read more on Time Out