Nicotine and caffeine - perfect together

Rating: Null/10 (17 May 2004)

COFFEE AND CIGARETTES (2004) *** Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Joie Lee, Cinque Lee, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Joseph Rigano, Vinny Vella, Vinny Vella, Jr., Renee French, E.J. Rodriguez, Alex Descas, Isaach De Bankole, Cate Blanchett, Mike Hogan, Jack White, Meg White, Alfred Molina, Steve Coogan, Katy Hansz, GZA, RZA, Bill Murray, William Rice, Taylor Mead.
Indie king filmmaker Jim Jarmusch's frequently clever string of stimulant fueled vignettes set in different coffee clatches with witty dialogue amongst an eclectic gaggle of stars that have a unique hit or miss overall appeal in their seemingly improvised gatherings. The Good (between rockers Pop & Waits), The Bad (between the siblings Lee and White) and The Best (Murray's java guzzling with members of WuTang Clan is the scene-stealing funniest). Filmed in beautiful grainy black and white by Tom DiCillo, Frederick Elmes, Ellen Kuras and Robby Muller over 17 years (!)