Mystery Train [DVD] [1989]

Great film

Maybe 4 stars is too much but the athmosphere and the refreshing style of Jarmush, still you g at that time, make it a unique film. The idea of setting it in a hotel at the edge of town, a not so glamorous yet magic place, and all the silences, suspension and unpredictable scenes, make it an enjoyable film, that you follow not for his rhythm or because it tries to entertain you, but because it constantly feels like you are witnessing someone else world that you don't really get so you want to get more and see where it is going to take you to.

Just a little gem, enjoyed it almost as much as Down By Law. In some ways more. There you go.

The film is as wonderful as I remembered and worth the price of the VHS for Screaming Jay Hawkins' performance alone. My only minor gripe is that the quality of the VHS picture isn't perfect. The original film was grainy, like Stranger Than Paradise, but the tape seems like it might have been played a few times on different machines.

Love how characters are accurately depicted, the overall decadence of settings and the way these three plots are loosely related. The unusual development of the relationships between the people and their stories are so incredibly real that make up the climax to the absurdist fiction, grotesquely soaked in Elvis' tunes.

Great overlooked movie. Love this indie movie by Jim Jarmusch. So happy to have found it at Amazon and watched it again after years wondering if I'd find it again. Recommend if you like offbeat movies.

Be careful - we returned this as the small print at the end mentions that it's the French version and with French subtitles. Have given it 5 stars as it's not their fault - Amazon should have made it cleare especially as the cover is all in English

If a film is set in memphis about a couple of Japanese Elvis fans and also stars Joe Strummer it's got to be good and mystery train is great