Bill Murray, Gael García Bernal, John Hurt
The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job.
DVD Release Date: November 17, 2009
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Flixster Reviews (228)
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June 5, 2009I was really into the mood and texture of the film, especially with Doyle's work and the Boris soundtrack. There are a number of references to films by people ranging from Melville to Rivette to Costa, though it's far less obvious to be considered a snob's Tarantino film. I did...( read more)
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September 29, 2009I've been thinking about the dramatized life lately. So this movie is very timely for me.
Well, 'Are you interested in Jim Jarmusch by any chance? Can you confidently say your life is not dramatized?'
The similar movies to The Limits of Control among which I have ever seen bef...( read more) -
September 17, 2009Jim Jarmuschs New Movie Has A Lot Of Things In Common With His Old Movies, Weirdness. This Movie Features An All-Star Cast Including Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, & Gael Garcia Bernal. The Story Twisted Her & There But Its Easy To Follow, Well, Kind Of. Just Remebers The Matchbooks.
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August 26, 2009Jarmusch is a national treasure who has done some very cerebral and soulful work. An emptiness pervades this film, however, and I was left feeling unfulfilled.
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July 27, 2009This is a pretty typical movie of Jarmusch; if you are a fan you have a good chance of enjoying yourself.
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June 25, 2009On pourrait résumer le film à une succession de photos à la composition et à la lumière parfaites, avec Issach de Bankolé qui marche dans l'image, avec ou sans étui à guitare à la main.
Le plus étrange : ce n'est pas mal du tout!!
Critic Reviews
May 22, 2009
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
May 14, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
This interminable trifle from indie icon Jim Jarmusch aims to be the last word in ironic cool, but it comes across as the work of a fatigued dilettante. full review
May 8, 2009
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The Limits of Control contains all the wonderful things that only Jim Jarmusch can do but lacks some of the necessary things that Jarmusch either can't or won't do. full review
May 7, 2009
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
It will frustrate many viewers, and it often frustrated me, but there's something about it that keeps your gaze, despite the self-indulgence of much of the filmmaking. full review
May 7, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
[Jarmusch] is making some kind of a point. I think the point is that if you strip a story down to its bare essentials, you will have very little left. I wonder how he pitched this idea to his investors. full review
May 4, 2009
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
It's unfair to call Jim Jarmusch's The Limits of Control the emptiest movie ever made, but I wrote that in my notebook as I struggled to stay awake. full review
May 1, 2009
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
The Lone Man remains inscrutably cool from beginning to end. He is is nothing more a hit man for hire who likes his coffee just so. full review
April 30, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
Director Jim Jarmusch tests the limits of our patience with this indulgent, minimalist exercise that all adds up to nothing. full review
April 30, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
With The Limits of Control, Jim Jarmsuch gets tangled up in his own deadpan. full review
April 30, 2009
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Jim Jarmusch's Dada meander, shot by Christopher Doyle, is empty and excruciating -- that's really all you need to know. full review
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August 3, 2008Directed by
Jim Jarmusch
Writing credits
Jim Jarmusch (screenplay)
Cast (in alphabetical order)
Tilda Swinton
John Hurt
Bill Murray
Gael Garcيa Bernal
Paz de la Huerta
Hiam Abbass
Isaach De Bankolé
Youki Kudoh
Luis Tosar
سscar Jaenada
Jean-François Stévenin
Alex Descas
Produced by
Jon Kilik.... executive producer
Yukie Kito.... executive producer
Gretchen McGowan.... producer
Stacey E. Smith.... producer
Cinematography by
Christopher Doyle
Film Editing by
Jay Rabinowitz
Production Design by
Eugenio Caballero
Makeup Department
Ainhoa Eskisabel.... assistant makeup artist
Eva Quilez.... body painter artist
Production Management
Patricia Nieto.... production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Diment.... second assistant director
Christopher Downs.... additional third assistant director
Adrian Grunberg.... first assistant director
Ferran Rial.... second second assistant director
Art Department
Raْl Monge.... concept artist
Sound Department
Drew Kunin.... sound mixer
Peter Murphy.... boom operator
Special Effects by
Pau Costa.... special effects
Javier H. Moneo.... special effects technician
Esteban Roma.... special effects technician
Raْl Romanillos.... special effects
Visual Effects by
Glenn Allen.... visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Richard Friedlander.... visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Eric J. Robertson.... visual effects supervisor
Editorial Department
Cam McLauchlin.... telecin
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