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• So-so
  Written May 17, 2009

  Freedom from narrative

  by bcrossbcross

  I'm going to guess that this film would appeal almost exclusively to Jarmusch fans. For others, patience is needed along with the conscious expectation of only a few seconds of pay-off at the end. Perhaps an allegory for bondage/freedom, the audience is at the mercy of Jarmusch. And he takes control through long, aesthetically beautiful shots, repetition, and a nearly silent film. OK, some nice musical moments, and a few lines from Swinton, Hurt, and Murray. If you feel drowsy, better wait for a time when your full attention can be mustered.

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• Go
  Written May 20, 2009

  This is not a "let's go to a movie" movie.

  by spamtrap

  There's THAT kind of movie - one that tells a story and has a coherent plot... and then there's THIS kind of movie... a mental puzzle, the kind of film you have to watch a second and third time and maybe more to figure out. If you've seen David Lynch's Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, or Inland Empire, that's the kind of movie The Limits of Control is. The star of the film, Isaach DeBankole, appears to be a hit man who's been contracted to kill Bill Murray. But he also exchanges match boxes with various characters for most of the film. He gives someone a match box full of diamonds and in exchange gets a match box with some kind of code written on paper which he eats. Is this part of his hit man job or something else? Is he a diamond smuggler on the side? I don't know. I'll have to see it again... and maybe still won't be able to figure it out. If you don't like puzzle movies, don't go to this one.

  • 6 out of 8 found this review helpful.
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• Oh No!
  Written May 27, 2009

  ...is it over yet...

  by candicecolucci

  Beautifully made, but better serves as Spain's extended version of commercial for tourism.

  • 4 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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• Oh No!
  Written May 25, 2009

  The Limits of Control

  by sglazer

  The Limits of Boredom would be a more apt title to this movie.
  
  

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• I'll Pass
  Written April 18, 2009

  by jcj1

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• I'll Pass
  Written April 26, 2009

  by JZAMFL

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• Go
  Written May 30, 2009

  by The Lady Miss V

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• I'll Pass
  Written April 24, 2009

  by Midori_Bond

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• Must Go!
  Written May 11, 2009

  another jarmusch masterpiece

  by matt03

  absolute perfection - loved it thoroughly

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• I'm In
  Written February 21, 2009

  by SeJewLS1InPrsn

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• So-so
  Written May 6, 2009

  by nico44

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• Oh No!
  Written May 1, 2009

  by firefly_falcon

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• I'll Pass
  Written April 18, 2009

  by aelfflaed

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• I'll Pass
  Written April 18, 2009

  by blackchevy666

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• I'll Pass
  Written April 26, 2009

  by Dee87

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