Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

stuart134 I must start by saying that I adore this movie. In the particular the detail put into every scene is fabulous. Then there are the characters which are complex and the locations Detroit, USA and the Middle East that add a contrast of cultures.The story is straight forward really, vampires exist but have learnt out of necessity to live in a controlled way obtaining blood using capitalist methods.The story progresses nicely and our lovers deal with loss of loved ones, arguments between family members and in the end survival.A very re-watchable and enjoyable film that is extremely well acted by all.

CinemaClown Breathing an air of freshness in the often stale vampire genre, Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive is an aesthetic, artistic & visually poetic love story that laments on remnants of past arts & cultures through the nostalgic eyes of two centuries old bohemian vampires who are trying to survive in an era they despise, and in spite of its mournful tone, it is able to provide an experience that's both mystical & mesmerising.Only Lovers Left Alive follows Adam & Eve, a vampiric couple who have been married for centuries but live separately. Their romance, however, is reignited once again when Eve decides to reunite with her lover after learning that he's become depressed with the direction that human society has taken. Things appear to be improving at first but their honeymoon is soon interrupted when Eve's little sister shows up unannounced on their doorstep.Written & directed by Jim Jarmusch, this is my first stint with his works and it's a good start by all means, for the film had my curiosity from the opening scene that captures the camera descending into the lives of Adam & Eve in a stunning, spinning fashion. Staying true to vampire's mythology but also incorporating few upgrades in their lifestyle that are in tune with changing time, the director submerges the film into melancholia at times but its wry humour prevents it from sinking beneath the surface.Production design team fills Adam's house with clutters of vintage items, each with its own history, that often become part of the conversation. Cinematography captures the nocturnal aura in splendid detail, and makes outstanding use of clever angles, apt colour tones & precise lighting to further uplift the tone & feel of its images. Editing allows the plot to unfurl at its own pace which in turn enables deeper examination, while the musical choices play a substantial role in enriching the viewing experience.Coming to the performances, Only Lovers Left Alive features an impressive cast in Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin & Mia Wasikowska, and all of them play their part with flair. Leading the pack are Hiddleston & Swinton who are fabulous in their given roles. Their chemistry is even better, thus making their relationship feel genuine & believable. Hurt does well with what he's given, same goes for Yelchin while Wasikowska is in as Eva's wild & uncontrollable younger sister, and acts pretty much the same.On an overall scale, Only Lovers Left Alive answers what vampires do with the wealth of knowledge they acquire over the course of thousands of years and, in the process, adds something new to a genre that's been done to death. Jim Jarmusch not only brings his passion project to life with both patience & perseverance but also underlines it with cultural references & existential themes. Still, the final act feels unnecessarily stretched & extended when it could've concluded much sooner. In short, this crypto-vampire love story is as haunting as it is hypnotic, as relaxed as it is rhythmic, and as aesthetically pleasing as it is emotionally alluring. Definitely worth a shot.

Liz Fickenscher I'm guilty of an overdeveloped sense of nostalgia, and that can blind me to obvious flaws in films that tug at those tender parts of my psyche. While the logical part of me can see that Only Lovers Left Alive lacks some plot movement, character development and plain old common sense, I can't get over the parts I love. The wild aesthetic, the pop culture reference overload, the overly cool Adam and Eve - characters that would have caused a high school aged me overhaul her appearance and stay out of the sun even more than she already did. Jarmusch creates the perfect, delicious world of intense and wise love, cold and aloof passion and all the right literary references - all wrapped up in a killer soundtrack. I love this film. It tugs at all the parts a cool love story should, and it hits all the places a "cool" vampire story should. It might not be for everyone, but it sure is for me.

pipin_ferreras As one critic put it, Only Lovers Left Alive is a great guide to being human and living a fulfilling life.Its protagonists, two immortal and endlessly savvy vampires, are trying to find new interest in a world that they think has gone awry. Beautiful night shots show them moving through Detroit and Tangiers, discussing art, historical figures and the meaning of it all.Jarmousch uses this theme to explore a fundamental problem all humans face: How to experience everything in life when you only live once? He makes the case that even these immortal vampires end up facing pretty much the same problems, such as boredom, inability to connect, apathy and disappointment, as the rest of the species seems more and more awful to them.For Jarmousch and his characters, love and art are the ultimate antidotes to this problem, as they return to it again and again in order to find new meaning and a reason to carry on.One would assume that a film with such a theme would very easily sway into pretense, but not so in the hands of this uber-cool director. Definitely one of the best movies of this decade.