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A handsomely shot, cool-sounding head-scratcher of a film that probably isn't worth the wear on the fingernails.
A self-conscious but surprisingly entertaining fusion of gangster, martial-arts and western movies.
Only the most ardent Jarmusch fan will be able to suspend disbelief, and the movie turns into an exercise in ideas rather than an excursion along a stable narrative route.
compellingly strange twist on the mafia genre
By turns irritating and inviting; Jarmusch's allusive metaphysics has a sensual glide, but much of what he's doing here is also too, too hip.
Jarmusch's original film, which deconstructs the mobster genre as seen through the eyes of a Samurai, is by turn eccentric, mysterious, and mythical, defying viewers expectations
One of the coolest movies to come down the pike in years.
At once a tribute to traditional notions of honour, loyalty, friendship and professionalism, and a stylish, ironic pastiche inspired by the likes of Melville and Suzuki, it's very funny, insightful, and highly original.
Jarmusch blends these disparate themes into a cohesive film that combines humor and truly unique characters with Eastern philosophy, mobster flick and shoot-'em-up western.
Visually creative film with a remarkable use of color and music.
I can scarcely think of ways to improve this engrossing, original, near-brilliant production.
Ghost Dog himself is so remote and focused on his path, it's hard to drum up a lot of identification or sympathy.
An act of pure, unadulterated creativity that boasts its narrative gambles and poetic whimsy as badges of honor... One of the most improbably gorgeous films of the year.
Jarmusch and Whitaker are masters at work proving once again that you don't need a huge budget to tell a meaningful story.
This is a picture by turns amusing and melancholic, sweet-centred and dark-edged.
...I was lulled by the relaxed storytelling.
It reminded me how vibrantly original an honest-to-God independent film can be.
The solitary Ghost Dog remains too remote a figure to sustain much interest, and certain elements of the film do not fit well together.
...will not satisfy every viewer looking for violence and high-tension excitement, but it is a sometimes touching, sometimes funny, and endlessly fascinating film.
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