Quick Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 07/09/2022
Quirky western with an offbeat sensibility plus an amusing cast of characters. It has a surprisingly thoughtful depiction of Native Americans through its humor. Johnny Depp is in solid form but his costar Gary Farmer is even better.
Rating of
4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 07/02/2019
"Dead Man" is a mostly enjoyable, brilliantly dark western with excellent performances.
Rating of
4/4
Moviehead - wrote on 04/22/2012
Dead Man probably most promising film by Jim Jarmush is surreal western about city man who comes to wild west and he has to go through hard condictions. There is something beautiful and something scary about his journey and thanks to Jarmush something funny. Dead man is great film. I did expected more from it and first time when i saw it i was disappointed, but later i realised how among the bunch of poor, stereotypical, uninteresting westerns this one is really great.
Rating of
4/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 01/27/2012
Jim Jarmusch directs a weird Western, populated with offbeat characters, stark black and white cinematography, and an introverted performance from Johnny Depp. It's also one of the best Westerns ever made, as it captures a different and bleaker side of the old West.
Rating of
3/4
sapien - wrote on 06/21/2011
Some parts of the movie were a little difficult to understand. But overall, it was a good movie. I especially liked the scenes with Robert Mitchum in them.
Rating of
4/4
Drive-In Massacre - wrote on 05/22/2011
I've just finished watching this for the first time. I should give this another viewing very shortly, but as of right now - still, not fully developed on how I feel about it - this is my favorite American Western ever made. Yes, more than The Searchers, Shane, Unforgiven, etc. It doesn't contain all the hokey-ness that those films do, and as far as modern westerns go, or any other film of that matter, it is too unique and creative and thorough in its world to forget. So original and adventurous. I mean Johnny Depp, Lance Henrickson, Crispin Glover, Robert Mitchum, John Hurt, Gabriel Byrne, Iggy Pop, etc. and of course, the lone guitar score by Neil Young, only a guy Jarmusch could think up a cast and crew like that.
Rating of
1/4
WestIsBest - wrote on 11/17/2007
It's hard to say what I actually think of this film. Initially, I say I hate it and that it's rubbish but that isn't exactly true. It's actually a pretty good movie, very stylish, well acted, well written and well directed. It's just so dull and depressing! Obviously, the title gives that away but there is really no happy ending here, or even a happy moment! The characters aren't particularly likeable and it's hard to care about any of them. When I watch a film, I want to be entertained or I want to be challenged...this just depressed me and I was constantly waiting for it to end. Overall, a well made film but just not my taste at all.
Rating of
2.5/4
Alex - wrote on 05/11/2007
After the outstanding Ghost Dog, I was super excited to see this western put on by the same director. Johnny Depp does a good job but I struggled to keep my mind straight while viewing it. Jarmusch is slow with style, but this had no style.
