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Lost in Translation
116 reviews
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Sofia Coppola's second feature-length film focuses on two guests at a Tokyo hotel--Bob (Bill Murray), a middle-aged actor in town to film...
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Sofia Coppola's second feature-length film focuses on two guests at a Tokyo hotel--Bob (Bill Murray), a middle-aged actor in town to film whiskey commercials, and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), the young wife of a trendy photographer (Giovanni Ribisi) who is always out on a shoot. When Bob isn't on the job taking fragmented direction from the Japanese crew, he's receiving faxes on home decorating from his emotionally distant wife. And while her husband is away, Charlotte spends most of her time trying to motivate herself to do more than look out the window at Tokyo's urban sprawl. So when the two meet in the hotel bar, they strike up an unusual friendship, one that provides a welcome escape from their boredom and loneliness. <br> <br> With LOST IN TRANSLATION, Coppola cements her reputation as a thoughtful and inventive filmmaker. Every element of the movie is pitch-perfect, from the dreamy, atmospheric score to the expertly timed editing to the lingering shots of the characters and the city. Most impo...
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Pros: great acting, stunning visuals, subtle story
Cons: some people won't "get" it
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Sofia Coppola produces a very subtle story that allows viewers to insert their own insights into this stunningly visual film. Read More
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There's no conventional beginning, middle; and end narrative but rather there's a narrative which starts where it ends, ends where it starts, with the same stuff in the middle. Read More
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Pros: Murray, Johansson, depth of characters, simplicity of story
Cons: None
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I love this movie. Read More
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Pros: It is very nearly not a movie at all.
Cons: It is very nearly not a movie at all.
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Close second for best film of the year. Read More
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Pros: Bill Murray's best work; Scarlett Johansson's expressiveness; script, direction, cinematography
Cons: Only if you require a film to have a very happy ending
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Life often feels like a foreign language. Read More
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Pros: captures lonely in a funny, sad fashion.
Cons: some will find it slow (and they will be beaten up)
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The Bottom Line wants some Japanese whiskey now, dammit! Read More
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Pros: many
Cons: few
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One of the best of 2003, an amazing sophomore film. Read More
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Pros: Murray and Johansson, the economy of Coppola's script and direction
Cons: Some minor technical glitches, no real story to hang your hat on
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The Bottom Line knows that any time is a good time for Santori time. Read More
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Pros: Lovely setting, sympathetic characters, genuinely moving; Bill Murray is my new hero.
Cons: Low on plot (if that's the sort of thing that bothers you).
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For a relaxing time, make it Bottom Line Time. Read More
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Pros: A Beautiful, Moving Masterpiece from Sofia Coppola w/ Strong Performances from Murray & Johansson.
Cons: None.
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Lost in Translation is by far, the year's best film with Sofia Coppola's Evocative Direction & the Spellbinding Performances of Bill Murray & Scarlett Johansson. Read More
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