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Lost In Translation | Year: 2003 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Sofia Coppola Actors/Actresses: - Scarlett Johansson - Bill Murray - Giovanni Ribisi Lost in Hype "The Virgin Suicides" was a solid, though overrated, directorial debut for Sofia Coppola. Moody, ethereal and meaningful, it presented a promising director and one to follow closely. With "Lost in Translation", her sophomore effort, similar gloomy and melancholic atmospheres persist, yet the movie doesn`t quite work and fails to impress. Sure, the idea of two lonesome individuals in a foreign land developing a peculiar relationship (friendship? love??) is somewhat enticing and could lead to a good introspective drama, still this cinematic experience drags too much and never seems to take off. Bill Murray plays, well, Bill Murray, and Scarlett Johansson is cute but far from excellent on her role. Trying to develop subjects like loneliness, communication and life choices, "Lost in Translation" only suceeds in delivering an indulgent story with uninteresting characters, enticing cinematography, a well-crafted atmosphere and a very good soundtrack (Air (again), Death in Vegas, Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine`s Kevin Shields, and many others). This effort is a cheap way of discovering some places in Tokyo at night (offering a realistic, documentary-like style), but a movie should tell an absorbing story with memorable characters, and this one just falls flat. I`ll admit that it`s pretty and enchanting at parts, yet some nice visuals and neons aren`t enough to provide a (good) movie. Disappointing and sterile. haha... 5 stars? you're kidding right? WOW! i'm sorry, but did i miss something here? This movie was horrible. A normal movie lover, i was bored out of my mind tossing and turning staring at my wall, pausing to go to the bathroom, running downstairs for some food... even fell asleep once. what a waste of the $15.00 i paid for it. maybe im missing something but this cheepo shot in tokyo looks like it cost $200 to make, and was a pointless movie. all in favor that johnny should have won the Acadamy award instead say Aye... Cool little diddy Well, I don't know.. I thought it was OK! I did like the cultural clashes that the main Characters found in Japan. Thier relationship built up in a way that is pretty realistic to the way that I meet people. Very interesting to see a truly believable relationship blossom. My only issue with the movie is that it kinda took a long time to develop. If I could just look at it as a story of others lives, I would be totally satisfied. For some reason I just kept looking for more. I can't determine if that is a positive or negative. I think positive because at the end of the movie I felt pretty content with the movie. I also had a pretty good feeling in my guts, which means it is a good movie to me. The biggest positive is that it has one of my favorite actors of all time in it. Bill Murray! Man, He should be in more movies. I also give props to Sofia Coppola for putting out a great first movie.. Buy Lost In Translation at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Lost In Translation Search with the Priority Search Engine on Lost In Translation This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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