The Limits of Control

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Sandy R @RT49946237 Nov 20, 2025 I am happy I finally saw this film. I was drawn in right away by the cinematography and ambiance, and the shots of Madrid. Mostly, it was the focus on Isaach de Bankolé's beautiful face in juxtaposition to the shots of his immediate surroundings and his encounters---the film is very alive with feeling him thinking and feeling. The abstract shots of the cool curved architecture of the Torres Blancas Hotel in Madrid, the spare dialogue and exploration of place feel Antonioni-esque. The monologues in the encounters are funny in the usual Jarmushian way and will definitely be appreciated by cinephiles and art lovers; they are true to Jarmusch's hip and intellectual sensibilities with references to film and art, and are starters for the kind of conversations I like to have. Thoroughly appreciated the aesthetics throughout the film, and covet the green painted flamenco guitar that figures into the story. I also loved the views of the countryside through the train window. Jarmusch truly brings the viewer along on this strange journey through Spain, replete with a flamenco song and dance. In an interview about the film he said he wanted to make a suspenseful film in which not much happens, and he succeeded. It is a film where the poets with imagination win. See more Lloyd S @Lloyd93 Mar 15, 2025 Didn't get this movie, but enjoyed Paz completely naked. That ass deserve 10 stars! See more Valentine P @RT69068406 Jan 3, 2025 Near the end of this film, the hitman sits in front of a blank canvas in an art gallery and stares at it. This is the experience you can expect from this movie. Stare as much as you like, you don't have much to go on. Your many questions will go unanswered. Don't waste your time. See more Steve D @RT35616104 Oct 8, 2023 Aimless and slow as can be. See more David B @RT81651566 Jun 18, 2022 If you liked Broken Flowers then I would go out on a limb and say that you will like this... a central character strolls around interacting with other more or less random characters discussing more or less random things, and it looks good and it sounds good, and nothing much actually happens. Same goes for Paterson as far as I can remember. Not sure why this one gets down-rated so much, maybe there is the expectation that it is somehow an action movie (it isn't). An easy enjoyable watch. See more Mar 21, 2020 Probably one of the worst wastes of space I have ever witnessed. It is plain hysterical how "critics " tried to find value in its boring!!!!! Sluggish minutes. Seriously, we watched it for a full 17 minutes, and kept saying.. "that's not John Hurt". Yes "do you like my ass.." was the best line. I will order cappuccino when I next visit Madrid in two separate cups..and will search for matches in the those little boxes.. but I will pass on the notes as an appetizer. I busted out laughing when he ate the third one.. it may have only two.. See more Read all reviews

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