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Dead Man (1996)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:22

Rotten:9

Average Rating:6.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Westerns

Synopsis: In bringing his distinct vision to the Western genre, writer-director Jim Jarmusch has created a quasi-mystical avant-garde drama that remains a deeply spiritual viewing experience. After losing... In bringing his distinct vision to the Western genre, writer-director Jim Jarmusch has created a quasi-mystical avant-garde drama that remains a deeply spiritual viewing experience. After losing his parents and fiancée, a Cleveland accountant named William Blake (a remarkable Johnny Depp) spends all his money and takes a train to the frontier town of Machine in order to work at a factory. Upon arriving in Machine, he is denied his expected job and finds himself a fugitive after murdering a man in self-defense. Wounded and helpless, Blake is befriended by Nobody (Gary Farmer), a wandering Native American who considers him to be a ghostly manifestation of the famous poet. Nobody aids Blake in his flight from three bumbling bounty hunters, preparing him for his final journey--a return to the world of the spirits. Jarmusch once again employs the beautifully contrasted black-and-white photography of Robby Müller, which sets a poetic, dreamy mood. He also fades in and out of scenes in order to better reflect Blake's dazed, weak mental state. Adding an even greater depth to the film is Neil Young's haunting score, which completes the overall effect. DEAD MAN stands firmly as a timeless work of art whose impact only increases upon subsequent viewings. [More]

Starring: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Lance Henriksen, Michael Wincott

Starring: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Lance Henriksen, Michael Wincott, Mili Avital, Iggy Pop, Jared Harris, Billy Bob Thornton, Crispin Glover, Eugene Byrd, Michelle Thrush, Gabriel Byrne, John Hurt, Alfred Molina, Robert Mitchum

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Screenwriter: Jim Jarmusch
Producer: Demetra J. MacBride, Karen Koch
Composer: Neil Young

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01/26/06
Time Out
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a low-key classic of strangely poetic beauty - a western for sleepwalkers and dreamers.

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01/05/09
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film
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03/31/08
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek

I was held by Depp's transformation from white-man non-entity to the Jarmusch version of the affectless Man With No Name.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
12/30/06
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Jarmusch's lyrical update on the western genre is a real joy.

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10/27/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Quite exquisite. Beautiful, really.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
09/26/06
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

Characteristically meandering and sardonic, with Robby Muller's floating, shimmering camerawork, a catalog of witty cameos, and one of the most beautiful modern film-scores

Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
08/07/06
Leo Goldsmith
Leo Goldsmith
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Minimalism defines this revisionist and challenging noir- Western, a welcome artistic departure from Jarmusch's increasingly tired and tiresome Downtown New York sensibility.

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06/19/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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11/10/05
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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11/04/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Bad, but not uninteresting

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08/29/05
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Depp and Jarmusch combine for something fairly bizarre, yet quietly rewarding.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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02/24/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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11/06/03
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

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07/30/03
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06/03/03
Dragan Antulov
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05/14/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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02/06/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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01/27/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Visionary Western with interesting bits on the myth of the frontier, violence and artistic outlaws.

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08/27/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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