I wouldn’t have cared about Harlem. I wouldn’t have understood the fillet mignon versus pastrami sandwich metaphor. I wouldn’t have recognized Washington Square Park. I wouldn’t have felt a thing about gentrification nor disability. I wouldn’t have seen the film the way I did IF... IF...
It's a film about life's cycle/repetition and variation. Poetry lovers may like this film, but there's lack of impulsive emotion that connects Paterson with his wife and with audience. Music is good but not fantastic. Great movie might appeal to poetry/indie/older viewers 3.5/5