Ghost Dog
Some directors are so cool or innovative or just so damn good that even when they make a not-so-stellar motion picture, it’s still better or more watchable than 99% of the junk you’ll see at a multiplex any day of the week. Jim Jarmusch is one of those directors and Ghost Dog is one of the films. I watched it today while re-organizing my DVD collection (which probably isn’t a bad way to re-watch it), and thoroughly enjoyed it. It “seeks to superimpose the ways of the ancient samurai with the present day in the tale of a loner [Forrest Whitaker] who works as a hitman for the local mafia family.” It’s fun and funny and cool.
I’ve seen all of Jarmusch’s movies. I’ll eventually post about them as I re-watch them.