Highly entertaining

Rating: Null/10 (11 October 2004)

I thought 8 out of 10 vignettes were HIGHLY ENTERTAINING. Esp. the "Bill Murray" scene w/ the Wu Tang guys and the Alfred Molina/Steve Cougan scene. I've been suspect of this film for a couple of years...thinking it would be another self-indulgent "art film director" tome that amuses three people. I was wrong. Not sure whether to credit the actors w/ their narrow, quirky delves into minutia ... or Jarmusch for his creative concept and directing approach. Wonder what his directing approach was anyway? How much was scripted vs. improv? The outtakes were--were there many?
In any case, "Coffee and Cigarettes" is the rare instance where I found a Jarmusch film nearly 100% engrossing. It's one of my favs.