A little like guided meditation with suggestions floated, waiting, left untethered. It's up to you to distill meaning -- which will leave some convinced the director is merely self-indulgent, and others deeply satisfied.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: J. Hoberman
Like everything Jarmusch, The Limits of Control is calibrated for cool.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
Almost absurdly quiet and observant, The Limits of Control is about the space between the action, the steps along the way.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Manohla Dargis
A nondramatic work best appreciated as a pure image-and-sound event.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
While The Limits of Control offers some picturesque photography and grist for thought, it is ultimately too much like The Emperor's New Clothes to warrant anything approaching enthusiasm. The message is banal and the means by which it is presented reeks of artifice and pretention.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Even the great ones hit snags. With The Limits of Control, Jim Jarmsuch gets tangled up in his own deadpan.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
The Limits of Control, even with its flow of star cameos (Tilda Swinton, Gael García Bernal, a frenetic Bill Murray), is a listless long pause that rarely refreshes.Read Full Review »
It might be that Jarmusch (Broken Flowers) is experimenting with creating a pastiche of dreamlike sequences that audiences can interpret as they wish. Or it may be merely pretension and hubris that fuels such a stylized and insubstantial story.Read Full Review »
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Slate: Dana Stevens
This beautifully shot and painstakingly constructed film is a self-indulgent bucket of hogwash.Read Full Review »
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