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The Limits of Control (2009)

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The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job.

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  • Gael García Bernal at an event for The Limits of Control (2009)
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  • Jim Jarmusch in The Limits of Control (2009)
  • Isaach De Bankolé in The Limits of Control (2009)
  • Gael García Bernal at an event for The Limits of Control (2009)

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2 March 2010 | miike7311
6
| Slow pacing and unconventional movie-making at it's best.
This movie had a great buildup to a massive letdown. The whole movie although painfully slow at times did a great job leading to it's conclusion, but the conclusion just didn't deliver. I'm not real sure about the moral degradation that this film portrays as an enlightening revolution, but the acting is good enough to pass. I enjoyed Dead Man a lot more and Jarmusch may have taken the slow pace and limited dialogue a tad too far in this film. The character interaction is interesting, but always one sided and unfulfilled, maybe that was the point. Overall, and interesting but flawed movie. Under careful scrutiny this is a carefully laid out plot that just doesn't live up to the expectation.

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Trivia

The Lone Man visits the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid four times to see four paintings: The Violin (1916) by Juan Gris, Nude (1922) by Roberto Fernández Balbuena, Madrid desde Capitán Haya (1987-1994) by Antonio López and Gran Sábana (1968) by Antoní Tapies.

Quotes

Creole: You don't speak Spanish, right?
French: You don't speak Spanish, right?
Creole: You are ready? Everything's cool?
French: You are ready? Everything's cool?
Lone Man: Yes!
Creole: Good.
French: Good.

Goofs

When the Lone Man travels from Madrid to Sevilla, he enters a S 100 AVE train set. But the interior shots are clearly done in a S 103 (Velaro E), a totally different - and much newer - type of train.

Crazy Credits

"NO LIMITS NO CONTROL" at the end of the closing credits

Soundtracks

Omens and Portents 1: The Driver
Written by Dylan Carlson
Performed by Earth and Bill Frisell
Courtesy of Southern Lord Recordings

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Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

19 September 2009

Language

English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Japanese

Country of Origin

USA, Japan

Filming Locations

Estación de Sevilla-Santa Justa, Sevilla, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$55,820 3 May 2009

Gross USA:

$426,688

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,966,571

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