Brilliant!

Rating: Null/10 (6 November 2004)

A series of short films produced over the last decade by Jim Jarmusch on the subject of Coffee and Cigarettes. Filmed entirely in black and white of varying qualities, it features a varied cast of Roberto Benigni, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Cate Blanchett, Bill 'Bill Murray' Murray, Steve Coogan, Alfred Molina, and The White Stripes. Them among others, are featured in multiple conversations over coffee and cigarettes, often resulting in a casual conversation that is often hilarious simply because its repetitive and mild. Often what a conversation is. The conversation between Alfred Molina and Steve Coogan is especially good, because of their talents with making the most boring script seem a lot more exciting. Their on-screen presence is carried with them through their films, and this one is no exception.
My friends are often critical of my film preferences, but this is one where I will protest. The theater was filled with people coughing, because they had all come to see something full of punchlines, in-your-face humour, and a blockbuster budget. These people obviously didn't read any reviews of this film, in its separate parts, over the past decade. Its not that kind of film, not in the least.
I am not a fan of Jarmusch's films, and if I am, I'm currently un-aware of it. This didn't stop me from laughing outloud through most of the film.
In conclusion, I can put this film on the top of my B&W favorites, along with The Man Who Wasn't There, Clerks, King Kong, and The Third Man.