My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Down By Law (1986)

Jim Jarmusch is a king in Independent film circles.  He has such a unique style.  One of his bests, here he films two prisoners who are complete opposites and the Italian foreigner who befriends them and brings them together. Shot on black and white and starring Roberto Benigni in his first American movie, this is a solid work of storytelling that's more like a parable than a realistic drama.  Tom Waits and John Lurie are excellent together and I loved seeing their characters clash while at the same time maturing.  Grade: A-.
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