Jim Jarmusch makes films that answer the call of his own vision. It's probably the most accessible of his films. Lean, with a clean story line, the filmmaker chooses a linear style to relate the tale of this unusual hit man. Ghost Dog adheres tot he spirit of the samurai. Artisan An Italian mob under boss uses Ghost Dog, an anonymous assassin, for expeditious and successful hits.
Mistaken information leads to a witness to one of the contracts.
Ghost Dog decides not to silence the witness, perhaps a weakness in the plot. This witness is not just a girl off the street, but the daughter of the mob family head. With arcane logic directing mob thinking, the hit man must be taken down for the killing. Loyalty plays a big part in the action, but poetry, of motion, of thought, are the most important elements in Jarmusch's screenplay. Jarmusch relates story with powerful elegance.