Summary
One ofAdam Driver’s best films - one that has 96% on Rotten Tomatoes - is a must-see movie, and it serves as a great glimpse of the actor’s upcoming project. Adam Driver’s big break as an actor came inStar Wars: The Force Awakens, where he played Kylo Ren. Many viewers know him for his time in theStar Warsmovies, but Driver has also taken on quite a few notable and impressive roles since then. Some of his films are so good that everyone should see them at least once, including one from 2016.
Adam Driver has made quite a few great movies in his career, and he’s worked with some legendary directors. He played a main role in Spike Lee’sBlacKkKlansman, he starred inFrancis Ford Coppola’sMegalopolis, and he was nominated for an Oscar for Noah Baumbach’sMarriage Story. Now, Driver is reuniting with the director of one of his best movies, which serves as a great excuse to watch one of his best performances under director Jim Jarmusch.
Adam Driver Has Become The King Of Getting “Unfilmable” Movies Made
With the upcoming epic Megalopolis, Adam Driver has become the patron saint of getting famous filmmaker’s passion projects off the ground.
Adam Driver Will Appear In Jim Jarmusch’s Father, Mother, Sister, Brother
Adam Driver has quite a few movies that are soon to be released, but one of his most exciting isFather, Mother, Sister, Brother. Driver is set to star in director Jim Jarmusch’s film alongside a star-studded cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Tom Waits, Mayim Bialik, and more (viaThe Hollywood Reporter). Interestingly,Father, Mother, Sister, Brotherhas already finished filming, and Jarmusch is actively editing together the final draft of the film. Despite how far along in the development process the movie is, only a little bit is known about it, aside from an official description.
“Three separate stories all concern the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other. Each of the three parts takes place in the present, and each in a different country. Father is set in the Northeast U.S., Mother in Dublin, Ireland, and Sister Brother in Paris, France. The film is a series of character studies, quiet, observational and non-judgmental. A comedy, but interwoven with threads of melancholy.”
While the official description doesn’t reveal much ofFather, Mother, Sister, Brother’s plot, there are some hints about what the film could focus on. It’s description of being “quiet” and “observational” perfectly fits with Jarmusch’s filmography as a director, as he often makes very intimate and contemplative films. The description also makesFather, Mother, Sister, Brotherseem similar to another film Jarmusch made, one that starred Adam Driver.
Paterson Was Adam Driver’s First Jim Jarmusch Movie - And It’s A Must-See
The first time Adam Driver and Jim Jarmusch worked together was on the filmPatersonin 2016.Patersonis a quiet, contemplative character study of Driver’s Paterson, a bus driver, husband, and poet.Patersonthe movie follows a week in the life of Paterson the character as he goes about his daily routine, waking up next to his wife, listening to the passengers on his bus, writing poems at lunch, and having a beer at his local bar before walking his dog home.
Patersonis available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Patersonis unapologetically mundane: Paterson’s routine never changes, his days aren’t filled with excitement, and he’s not struggling to overcome some great burden. Despite its lack of thrills,Patersonis still a must-watch movie.It received a score of 96% from critics and 72% with audiences onRotten Tomatoes, and it’s one of Adam Driver’s best performances. Though Paterson isn’t a very expressive or reactive person, and he had to act within the confines of a movie about the normalcy of everyday life, Driver was able to make his character compelling, lovable, and incredibly deep without so much as raising his voice above a normal speaking volume.
Making a character who spends most of his time wordlessly turning a steering wheel into an acting tour de force is not an easy achievement, but Driver accomplished it.
Adam Driver has been nominated for two Academy Awards: one forBlacKkKlansmanand another forMarriage Story, but they still don’t shine as brightly asPaterson. It’s one of Driver’s greatest achievements as an actor. Many of his other roles see Driver in screaming matches or in actual physical fights. InPaterson, however, Driver proved that he could play a quiet, deeply thoughtful, and peaceful character just as well as he can play any other role. Making a character who spends most of his time wordlessly turning a steering wheel into an acting tour de force is not an easy achievement, but Driver accomplished it.
Adam Driver & Jim Jarmusch’s Second Movie Wasn’t As Good (But Is Still Worth Watching)
The second movie Adam Driver and Jim Jarmusch collaborated on -The Dead Don’t Die- wasn’t as good asPaterson, but it’s still worth watching ahead ofFather, Mother, Sister, Brother.InThe Dead Don’t Die, Driver plays Ronnie Peterson, a small town police officer who tries to survive the zombie apocalypse with his boss, Bill Murray, and his coworker, Chloë Sevigny. Like Jarmusch’s previous work, is a slow examination of its characters. These characters, however, are faced with the dread and impending doom of a zombie apocalypse that they don’t escape bythe end ofThe Dead Don’t Die.
The Dead Don’t Die Review: Jarmusch’s Zombie Comedy is Only Half-Alive
The Dead Don’t Die’s premise simply isn’t developed enough to sustain the entire film, even with a great cast and Jarmusch’s dark wit at its disposal.
Despite its more exciting premise,The Dead Don’t Diefailed to capture the same magicPatersonhad.The Dead Don’t Dieonly received 54% with critics and 38% with audiences onRotten Tomatoes. Interestingly, that lower score is likely due to the movie’s premise: audiences and critics alike expected an action zombie movie, and instead got a deadpan study of worry and the quiet end of the world.The Dead Don’t Diecertainly isn’t as good asPaterson, but if you go into it knowing what to expect, it’s still definitely worth a watch, partially becauseAdam Driverand Jim Jarmusch work so well together.
The Dead Don’t Die
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The Dead Don’t Die is a horror comedy released in 2019, directed by Jim Jarmusch. The Dead Don’t Die focuses on a small town in Centerville that struggles to battle off hordes of zombies after the dead come back to life. The film has a star-studded cast, including Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, and Danny Glover.
