i suppose people will typically talk about they love the ny and rome story and but hat the helsinki segment and or vice versa and or whatever . this probably come from think of the entire movie a belonging to a single genre drama and comedy and satire . if you take each story by itself and though and with an open mind and you will find yourself be entertain ( mostly ) in five different way . although of course we will all have our favorite . i wonder briefly why there wasn not a segment set in hong kong and singapore and japan to make it truly global . of course it wouldn not be night at the same time on that side of the world . jarmusch should have do it anyway . some think the movie be too long . but this be obviously a movie you do not need to watch in a single sit while indeed and for the reason state above and it perhaps best watch a little at a time .