I saw This film Coffee and Cigarettes on a whim with my friends and flat mates at our local film house cinema down lothian road. I was for about the first 15 minutes or so of this film a little confused and board by what i was seeing, visually, it is an a black and white film, based on different peoples lives and the one thing they all have in common coffee and cigarettes. Whist the black and white is at times used effectively to create a strong contrast and interesting visual imagery, and there is also some nice camera angles thrown in to mix things up it is a film that is ultimately dialogue based, and if you can give it the concentration it deserves it is an enjoyable hour or so spent, however it does require your willingness to engage with it. Don't expect to be able to stair blankly off to the distance and be spoon fed because it will all go straight over your head. It is not Avatar, and it is certainly not something that you can appreciate purely on its ascetic merit.