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The actors, the setting, and the story are magnetic and absorbing. I will not spoil the time of future viewers by revealing the ending, but this film is worth watching. Many personal strands are woven around the apparent central argument. While the drama develops as a suspense thriller, this is truly a love story. In the end, I felt it was also about something else that was never fully expressed. The one flaw of the film concerns the ending, which feels incomplete, and the agency of one obscure character. Still, this is a very satisfying and entertaining film.

If there is an inkling of an artist in you, you will love this movie. If there is kernel of humanity in you, you will treasure it forever. Every word and every screenshot is beautiful, as true beauty is, full of complexity and foreboding and layers of meaning. Jim Jarmusch has created a masterpiece that is likely to go unacknowledged in our noisy world. Adam Driver is among the best actors of our time. He perhaps may be equaled, but I am now convinced he is not surpassed by anyone. He has sneaked on us, and we are yet to fully realize how truly great he is. We should be grateful to these two artists and their excellent collaborators. The final two scenes will make you cry with joy.