Only Lovers Left Alive

Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: April 11, 2014

7.5	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 211 Ratings

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JamesLMay 25, 2014

Another boring film from this director. Stylish and well filmed simply isn't enough if you don't have a reason for the movie. I could not see the reason for this film. What was the story?. Hell, I had to get coffee just to stay awake.Another boring film from this director. Stylish and well filmed simply isn't enough if you don't have a reason for the movie. I could not see the reason for this film. What was the story?. Hell, I had to get coffee just to stay awake. Something has to happen in a movie and nothing did except the visit from Eve's sister. This film was as dead as "Deadman". I certainly don't get it.… Expand

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sethvdkJan 9, 2015

This movie was the most pretentious, condescending, boring piece of garbage I've ever seen. I felt like I'd been invited to a party full of misunderstood art-house hipsters desperately trying to out-cool each other. Tom Hiddleston'sThis movie was the most pretentious, condescending, boring piece of garbage I've ever seen. I felt like I'd been invited to a party full of misunderstood art-house hipsters desperately trying to out-cool each other. Tom Hiddleston's performance mostly consists of him lounging on a sofa with his shirt off, strumming a guitar and brooding about how nobody understands his art. It made me want to punch him in his greasy face. How this movie is getting such acclaim is beyond me. There's nothing deep, subtle or thoughtful about it. It just sucks.… Expand

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raporgiJan 8, 2015

Avoid this movie! I really like the actors and they are wasted on this farce of a movie. Nothing happens in the movie, the third act is total sh*t after another character f&cks things up for our vampires. And when I say nothing happens,Avoid this movie! I really like the actors and they are wasted on this farce of a movie. Nothing happens in the movie, the third act is total sh*t after another character f&cks things up for our vampires. And when I say nothing happens, there's just nothing to see.… Expand

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nima1990Jun 30, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Furst of all, Tilda Swinton is 53, Tom Hiddleston is 33. The age difference is 20 years. There is no chemistry between them and Tilda is too old for Tom. Adam and Eve?! Come on! This is stupid. Soundtrack is good. I give one score to that. Eva is a really stupid character with a vague background story. To me Kit was just a drug dealer that reminded me of the dragon in Adventures of Merlin, nothing more. I really wonder why these troll reviewers gave this film such high scores. The ending was also meaningless. The dialogs lacked wit and intelligence. Chracters were boring and unlikable. The story falls flat and the ending is stupid. The way they attack that couple and show fangs is really cheesy and cheap. Adam is an annoying character. The two vampires are supposedly wise because of the old age and immortality but they just look like two stoners looking for drugs. They are everything but wise. This could be a 15 minute shorf film, and turn out ok but for a long feature film it was a drag and the most idiotic vampire movie. Twilight is awful and this movie makes that stand out. A piece of advice: don't bother watching this movie.… Expand

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Demonix74Oct 25, 2014

If you go in assuming this is a horror movie with scares and jumps (like I did) you are in for a big disappointment. This movie has NONE of that.

What this movie is, is a very slow...very dull movie about an old vampire couple who overIf you go in assuming this is a horror movie with scares and jumps (like I did) you are in for a big disappointment. This movie has NONE of that.

What this movie is, is a very slow...very dull movie about an old vampire couple who over appreciate antiquities...and really do not follow most of the rules regarding vampires. Blood seems to get them buzzed or high? And this is the first movie where I watched 2 vampires struggle to get a dead body into a car trunk.

At any rate, it's over 2 hours long. It's slow, not much happens as a drama. Nothing at all happens as a horror movie.… Expand

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BroyaxApr 30, 2018

Son titre à rallonge à la con qui ne veut rien dire est tout-à-fait à son image et illustre clairement ses intentions : il s'agit d'un film de vampires à deux de tension et plein de prétention avec de la musique de ringards dedans, car àSon titre à rallonge à la con qui ne veut rien dire est tout-à-fait à son image et illustre clairement ses intentions : il s'agit d'un film de vampires à deux de tension et plein de prétention avec de la musique de ringards dedans, car à notre époque et dans les affres du monde moderne, les vampires sont devenus des vieux (!) ringards.

Le film respecte les canons du mythe vampirique mais appliqué à notre monde, celui des maladies et du sang contaminé : il faut vraiment faire attention où l'on s'abreuve si l'on veut du sang frais avec tous ces jeunes drogués séropositifs. Ah la vie n'est pas simple pour les vampires qui se font le plus **** et le plus discrets possibles à Détroit la ville-fantôme !... Mais à Tanger la ville d'Afrique du nord, pardonnez-moi mais ils m'ont l'air bien trop pâlots pour passer "inaperçus"... m'enfin bref. Quoi qu'il en soit, nos vampires se font bien chier : ils collectionnent les vieux objets et les vieilles guitares, écoutent de la musique de merde et autres ringardises des années 50 et roulent en XJS convertie à l'électrique (sic !) quelle infamie, quel manque de goût de virer le V12 Jaguar pour des batteries de mes deux ! qu'ils sont cons ces vampires quand même !

Ils ont plein de fric, en tout cas le gars en a, car acheter du sang de qualité à l'hosto, ça coûte du pognon. Mais le gars est un "artiste" qui enregistre ce qu'il gratte sur des magnétophones Revox... mais il le vend à qui ? on ne sait pas trop, car cela ressemble plus à un hobby de vampire dépressif qu'autre chose. Sinon bah, Tilda Swinton est très chouette en vampirette même si elle a un peu passé l'âge mais ça va encore, ma foi.

Tilda est en fait le seul attrait du film bien que son compagnon qui a toujours l'air défoncé ne soit pas mal non plus. En tout cas, ce que c'est chiant la vie de vampire ! franchement on leur laisse volontiers l'immortalité sous Lexomil qui va avec : on ne tient pas à mourir d'ennui à jamais.… Expand

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peppergOct 4, 2018

Some style but overall it's self-indulgent hipster name checking.

It comes off as Jamursch hiring two great British actors to lounge around and talk about his favorite records and books. So instead of a compelling story and character journeySome style but overall it's self-indulgent hipster name checking.

It comes off as Jamursch hiring two great British actors to lounge around and talk about his favorite records and books. So instead of a compelling story and character journey we are basically hanging out in the dusty living room of hipster vampires where we can admire their (and by extension, Jamrusch's) music, instrument, and book collection.

Someone should have told Jim that it takes a little more than that to tell a compelling story.

Wanky and self-indulgent.… Expand

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