Just perfect...

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Paterson is about the double lives people lead, where art and poetry are bubbling up from underneath the surface of daily routine. Some of the characters corageously (even foolishly, in the case of the actor) wear their art on their sleeve, while others just process it and largely keep it to themselves. In the end, though, it's inescapable: "Poetry is everywhere, it just needs editing".The premise is an interesting one, and is rarely explored in any recent cinema. Yet, the dialogue in the movie felt very forced and awkward at times, clearly meant to add style but not substance. The slow pace would have worked if there were fewer "distractions" in the form of stylized humour, and more layers of meaning and intent.

'Paterson (2016)' is a feature built entirely upon, and indeed celebrating, the mundane. It follows a seemingly regular week in the life of a bus-driving poet and doesn't stray too far from the confines of reality, whilst still managing to have a fair amount to say and packing a hefty level of symbolism into its relatively layered narrative. The character work is nice and deep, even though there are really only two major ones, and the film works within the smallest of margins to deliver its changes and growth but still certainly delivers both. It also feels palpably real and remains remarkably entertaining. It's a nice, subtly life-affirming feature that isn't ground breaking but is sort of beautiful in its own unique, low-key kind of way. 7/10

Paterson succeeds by making day to day life fascinating and engaging to watch. This entire movie rests on Adam Driver's shoulders, and through an excellent performance, he is able to bring an energy to an otherwise mundane character. This movie is so interesting to watch because it is so unlike anything I've seen before.

31 Dec 2017. If one looks back at 2017 - from top 10 grossing Hollywood movies 8 are super-heros, si-fi fantasy stuff. Amidst all that I saw a nonchalant film. "Paterson" (2016)Nothing actually happens in the movie. That is why it is a rare gem. It seems that the director Jim Jarmusch was carrying the idea of this film from last 20 years, and he was lucky it materialized.Though on the box office the movie is a disaster, it got critical acclaim on the approach and courage to venture into this stuff.The movie is about a bus driver named Paterson (Adam Driver - Star Wars fame), living in a small town of US called Paterson. He has a girl-friend Laura (extremely beautiful Golshifteh Farahani - Iranian) who is engaged in re-decorating the house interiors and also is ambitious with dreams of becoming a famous country singer and have her own pastry business. She has a dog Marvin which Paterson takes for a walk everyday evening when he goes to a bar for a drink.Paterson also has a passion for writing poetry - that slowly builds on him during the daily routine - which is quite regimental (understandably due to his timely job pressures as a bus driver)The movie is a reflection on the mundane life of a bus driver and the ups and down one encounters in daily life with different characters one interacts. The way Paterson is shown to take life as it comes, accepting everything that happens to him without much fuss is really admirable - especially when Laura's dog tears his only poetry book to shreds leaving him sad and solemn. In the end, an encounter with a Japanese tourist revives his passion to start re-writing poems.The movie is slow paced, so those of you who want, romance, action, comedy, si-fi, super-natural stuff are advised to be away. The poetry in itself is not great, but is inspiring to the sense that in mediocre life - one can be so fulfilled and at peace and happy as Paterson. The movie is a week's journey starts on a Monday and ends on on nonchalant note on another Monday.For some the direction and the proceeds of movie may seem uninspiring, but one needs to understand the mood and attempt to make something so out of the box and brave. Thanks Jim. That's why it leaves and impression.I would go with 7.5 out of 10