In Reply to: Only Lovers Left Alive posted by Revolver66 on May 9, 2014 at 05:12:05:
likes the art genre of "slow film."
It also was, fatally so, pretentious. It had a sophomoric sense to it; the jokes about Marlowe, Shakespeare, and others quickly wore thin.
Both principals were fantastic; however, they just didn't have much to do. Jarmusch could do with a little injection of Tarantino dialogue talent. Nothing said in 2 hours was very clever or even interesting.
Louche isn't enough to carry a film.
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- I really, really wanted to like it…. but it dragged--- and I'm a guy who - tinear 12:44:54 05/11/14 (4)
- RE: I really, really wanted to like it…. but it dragged--- and I'm a guy who - Revolver66 09:28:45 05/12/14 (3)
- Actually, I think the vampire angle was an allegory for heroin addiction. nt - tinear 14:33:33 05/12/14 (2)
- RE: Actually, I think the vampire angle was an allegory for heroin addiction. nt - Revolver66 02:43:03 05/13/14 (1)
- I think it's pretty clear, not much of a stretch. The guy's a musician… nt - tinear 12:26:58 05/13/14 (0)