Mystery Train, evocatively photographed by the clear-eyed outsider Robby Muller, is occasionally touched with comic inspiration.

| Jan 11, 2020

The three-part structure of Mystery Train is still a bit shambling and slight, but there's an undeniable air of deadpan cool that permeates the film and gives it a haunting sense of place.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 10, 2010

Happily, Jarmusch's formal inventiveness is framed by a rare flair for zany entertainment ...

| Jun 24, 2006

It's the best thing Mr. Jarmusch has done to date.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 30, 2004

Great casting and occasional moments of grace.

| Mar 10, 2003

If there is a rationale for what takes place on-screen, it's not evident. Things happen, and nothing means anything.

| Jan 1, 2000

The best thing about "Mystery Train" is that it takes you to an America you feel you ought to be able to find for yourself, if you only knew where to look.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Certainly Jarmusch brings back his favorite predilections (and probably always will), but he makes his passengers interesting, kicks the plot off the platform whenever possible and keeps the way ahead refreshingly uncertain.

| Jan 1, 2000