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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999

Jim Jarmusch

Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva ...

7.1

14,539

Drama Eastern and Western cultures and philosophies intersect in this comic drama from acclaimed director Jim Jarmusch. Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) is a silent modern-day warrior who lives on a rooftop shack. He spends his days breeding pigeons and playing chess in the park with his best friend, Raymond (Isaach de Bankolé), a French-speaking ice-cream man. At night he goes to work as a hit man, performing his tasks stealthily and invisibly, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Jarmusch seems to have directed with his tongue in his cheek, his hand over his heart, and his head in the clouds. The result is weirdly intriguing (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Bob Graham SFGATE	"Strange and amazing (...) It is also surprisingly funny"	POS
United Kingdom	Mark C Morris BBC	"In terms of its basic plot, Ghost Dog' is an utterly conventional film. In terms of everything else, it is anything but"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Fascinating but uneven."	NEU
United States	Jonathan Foreman New York Post	"A self-conscious but surprisingly entertaining fusion of gangster, martial-arts and western movies."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Jarmusch finds in the brutal world of the professional killer not merely black comedy but sadness and his own strand of wistful poetry."	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"A playful but exceedingly wispy piece of doodling (...) the overall conception is terribly thin and the scenes lack complexity"	NEU
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"If you don't like Jarmusch, this won't convert you, but if you're prepared to synch with his mindset there's wry amusement to be had (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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