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| CBC Infoculture: A fine film without a doubt |
"'Ghost Dog' isn't just one of the most original gangster movies ever made, it also bears all the earmarks of Jarmusch genius..." more... |
| CinemaSense |
"Moods and themes drive this brooding, almost meditative story of a modern hit man who lives by ancient Samurai code." more... |
| culturevulture.net |
"Jim Jarmusch has made it his life's work to chronicle cultural dislocation. His films are a dizzying mix of languages and eras, subcultures and styles." more... |
| filmcritic.com |
(4 out of 5 stars) "Jarmusch's signature of inimitable characters with distinctive humor is apparent throughout, as both the mobsters and Ghost Dog are ruthless yet remain loveable." more... |
| JoBlo's Movie Emporium |
(8 out of 10) "I'm gonna be honest here and tell you that I just wasn't a big fan of Jim Jarmush films before I saw this movie." more... |
| Movie Bodega |
(B+) "The independent auteur's latest picture is a wake-up call to increasingly dull Hollywood, who recently has seemed content to rehash old ideas and copycat any new ones." more... |
| Nitrate Online |
"One of the most mysterious elements of a Jim Jarmusch film is that you're never entirely sure when he's being serious and when he's just making fun." more... |
| Orlando Weekly Movies: Contradictions Connect |
(4 out of 5 stars) "In 'Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai,' writer-director Jim Jarmusch's spiritual meditation on the outlaw life, it's only fitting that a hit man follows a philosophy that asserts, 'meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily ... and every day without fail one should consider himself as dead.'" more... |
| PopMatters |
"'Ghost Dog's' melancholy and sense of kismet reflect those of his peers, the young men he sees freestyling on a park bench or the Bloods chilling on the sidewalk, who nod with respect as he passes them on the sidewalk." more... |
| Seattle Times |
"Jim Jarmusch returns to the deadpan style of his best 1980s movies, 'Stranger Than Paradise' and 'Mystery Train,' in this drily funny hit-man comedy." more... |
| Spliced Online |
"Mixing ancient Eastern philosophy with hip-hop street smarts and a Scorsese undercard gangland atmosphere, fiercely independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch paints a strangely serene portrait of a surgical, stealthy and enigmatic hit man in the understated and penetrating 'Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.'" more... |
| Village Voice: Into the Void |
"...an impeccably shot and sensationally scored deadpan parody of two current popular modes—the hit-man glorification saga and the Cosa Nostra family drama—and is predicated on the clash of at least as many behavioral codes." more... |
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