Paterson

Paterson, directed and written by Jim Jarmusch, is a slow, effective drama with comedy sprinkled throughout. Paterson is about a week in the life of a bus driver named Paterson (Adam Driver) who writes poetry in his spare time. He is an average joe who is not an expressive person. Even when he is happy sometimes all you will get is a faint smile. He lives with his girlfriend Laura (Golshifteh Farahani) who is filled with optimism and passion to fulfill her dreams. She has a love for the world and for trying new things. She is the opposite of Paterson, every action she does is expressive.
Paterson is an excellently told story. It is slower than most movies but that is what makes the story work so well. We follow Paterson for a week and have time to study him. In this time we start to connect with him. We connect with him because he is an ordinary guy like most of us. The dialogue feels natural, and that mixed with the amazing chemistry between our two leads really makes you believe they are a couple. The whole story feels real. Adam Driver does a phenomenal job acting, he doesn’t have a lot of dialogue so it relies on his ability to express emotion with facial expressions. (Laura) also does a great job at her characters passion for life. She is always bursting with happiness.

In conclusion everything about this movie is great.There are a lot of beautiful shots in this movie.The directing is great, we never have a pointless or boring scene. Every scene moves the story or brings us closer emotionally to Paterson. With an exceptional cast, and story I am left in love with Paterson. If slow movies don’t bother you I highly recommend Paterson

4.5/5