Night on Earth 1991

Vincent Canby, New York Times: With this, his fourth commercially released feature, Mr. Jarmusch again demonstrates his mastery of comedy of the oblique. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Night on Earth dawdles a bit, and a couple of the segments, notably the one in Helsinki, feel like half-baked epiphanies. Throughout, though, there are moments that catch you delightfully off guard. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: At the end, we have learned no great lessons and arrived at no thrilling conclusions, but we have shared the community of the night, when people are unbuttoned and vulnerable - more ready to speak about what's really on their minds. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Though it may take a while to get Jarmusch's gist, hang in there; by the time Tom Waits growls his lovely closing waltz over the credits, Jarmusch has shown us moments most filmmakers don't even notice. Read more

Hal Hinson, Washington Post: Unfortunately, Jarmusch's lackadaisical minimalist aesthetic and his chronic lack of energy are the only unifying elements. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: "Night on Earth" sounds better than it turns out to be. Read more