Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

I am not a big poetry fan, but this movie is really well portrayed. Adam Driver excellently gives us a view of who exactly this Paterson caracter is. The movie has this kind of groundhog vibe, without repeating scenes or actions.

I am not sure if it is because I appreciate Jim Jarmusch's style or it's because this film is something else, but I absolutely loved it. Throughout the film, I had frisson down the back of my neck. This film made me realize how much I love poetry. I had never realized that I liked poetry, on the contrary, I thought I hated poetry. When the film ended I ran to get my poetry books out and read some of them out loud to myself. This is what cinema is about. It doesn't matter if you like a film or not. If a film makes you feel anything at all, to see from different perspectives and immerse yourself in an imaginary visual and temporal experience that you know it's an illusion from the beginning then the job's done. Jarmusch also always shows how the appreciation of insignificance becomes a soothing state almost like a stoic. I love the feeling of "afterglow" of some films. This film has it. The "afterglow" of every day, ironic, poetic existence.

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.

I've head so many amazing stories about this movie but hadn't come around to watch it yet. I was convinced I would love this movie, praise this movie, cry with this movie... Unfortunately, I didn't. Though the acting was good and the underlying story was good; just a man, loving his life and his wife, even when it isn't anything special, I wished it would end more than once. The movie is bland, the poetry wasn't amazing either and I just can't love it. I'm sorry.