Mystery Train

We both thought it was a wonderful movie.  At least one friend said its the worst he had seen.  We loved the character development, the filming style, the music, and how it all went together at the end.


In the three intertwining stories that comprise this comic anthology from director Jim Jarmusch, a pair of Elvis-obsessed Japanese lovers (Youki Kudoh and Masatoshi Nagase), a drunken would-be robber (Joe Strummer) and his pals, and a frazzled Italian widow (Nicoletta Braschi) converge at a seedy hotel in Memphis, Tenn. As they all try to make it through the night, one woman believes that the spirit of Elvis Presley himself might be present.
Made with its director's customary precision and wit, this triptych of stories pays playful tribute to the home of Stax Records, Sun Studio, Graceland, Carl Perkins, and, of course, the King, who presides over the film like a spirit. Mystery Train is considered one of Jarmusch's very best movies, a boozy and beautiful pilgrimage to an iconic American ghost town and a paean to the music it gave the world. Rated R at 113 minutes