A road movie from the Jarmush school of filmmaking, written by Rudolph Wurlitzer who also wrote Two Lane Blacktop. Julius (O'Connor) a talentless musician and perhaps the most uninteresting character of all time tries to trace legendary guitar-maker Ellmore Silk, convinced Silk has the power to make him rich and famous. The movie is a series of encounters as he goes from person to person each of whom gives him the address of where they think Silk is. They all tell Julius that Ellmore isn’t interested in money. There are a lot of cameos from musicians Tom Waits, Leon Redbone, Arto Lindsay, Joe Strummer and Dr John. A toothless guy uttering “life ain’t no candy mountain” and Laurie Metcalf attacking her wheelchair bound husband with a guitar are the only memorable scenes. It's not possible to ruin the ending so here it is- Silk has already signed a deal with someone promising to make guitars for them, and Julius’ meandering journey, just like the film, was a massive waste of time, though Julius is slow to realize this.
1/5
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