Lost in Translation

Reading the other user reviews made me sad in a way because so many did not even understand what the film was about. I read one that said the film was about the differences between the American and Japanese people. Some... Full review

Sofia Coppola has fashioned a comedy that is dry to the touch but finds unlikely ways to move you. The film hinges on its characters played by Bill Murray (as Bob Harris) and Scarlett Johansson (as Charlotte), who form an unlikely... Full review

Funny and sincere, LOST IN TRANSLATION is not your typical Bill Murray film. But it is a good one. The visuals and Murray's acting steal the show.... Full review

Evidentally, all that's required for a movie to receive good reviews is to set it in a foreign country, get a director with a reputation, and a well known lead actor. The movie had no flow to it at all. The... Full review

If you rate this movie other than all F's, you are pretending you understand something. Tried to make fun of short japanese was the main theme of this movie. This crap mixed with issues like midlife crisis, young woman lost in... Full review

I watched Lost in Translation last week. I am a fan of Bill Murray and was anxious to see this movie. The acting was fine. Scenery was fine. The story couldn't have been more dull. I am not a person who... Full review

Ebert & Roeper gave it 2 thumbs up. We love Bill, we love artsy indie films, we usually agree with E&R, so we went. We should have read between the lines. "Controlled," "tired and subdued," "wearily funny..." but TWO THUMBS UP!... Full review

Death in Vegas' spellbinding song "Girls" perfectly sets the tone for Sofia Coppola's second feature film, the bittersweet, intelligent, mature and absolutely wonderful Lost in Translation. Trying to summarize the movie is almost pointless because the emotions the film sparks... Full review

characters are plastic, shallow and feelingless. The story, What story?. It was very hard to relate to someone having a hard time making two million dollars for being a model for less than a week and hooked up in a fine... Full review

And I won't dis anybody who doesn't like it. Most people are just used to watching what they're used to watching, and for me the majority of movies anymore are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO predictable, American movies especially. There's an actual standard formula they... Full review

Coppola's achievement is to have made an affecting and quietly funny film about such an unsympathetic character.....After the formal extravagance of her period picture, Marie Antoinette, this is Coppola back in Lost In Translation mode.....The storytelling is very understated..... ... Full Review

the fact that "Somewhere" looks an awful lot like "Lost in Translation.....count all the connections between the latest Coppola effort and the previous, Academy-Award-winning one that happened to contain the best karaoke scene ever .....Fans of Coppola will be pleased to see all.... ... Full Review

Last year "The Hours" won for most boring movie with the critics. It must be because I've just sat through the first overwrought and pretentious movie of the fall. Do not come near "Lost In Translation" unless you suffer from sleep deprivation. ... Full Review

It's entirely another when mockery is ripe for picking and Murray's too lazy to reach. Bill Murray isn't funny anymore. Sorry, Bill Murray, you lost the fire in 'Ember' ... Full Review

I'm not saying that what you'll hear will change the content of the film for better or worse, but sometimes, you're better off staying ignorant. Because the way Sofia Coppola's film ends is magical, and the not knowing the content of that parting whisper is crucial to that magic. ... Full Review

At least the project has started. The entire festival now skirts a hole the size of the Roman Forum. One or two people have fallen in (it is said) and had to be hauled back up with ropes and pack... ... Full Article

Comparisons have already been drawn between Sofia Coppola's new film, Somewhere , and her most celebrated, signature work, Lost in Translation . Even before the film premiered today in Venice. ... Full Article

A scene from Sofia Coppolla's "Somewhere." [Photo courtesy of Venice Film Festival] Thompson, who sees the film as a smaller-scale companion piece to "Marie Antoinette" and "Lost in Translation," had wonderful things to say about Coppola's latest: "Witty, spare and... ... Full Article

As one of the world's oldest film festivals, the 67th Venice International Film Festival, set to take place from September 1-11, is focusing on a new generation of independent and young filmmakers. ... Full Article

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Looking back at Bill Murray 's career, there is always an uncomfortable question hanging in the air. Given that he's usually made such impeccable decisions when it comes to taking roles, why exactly a few years back did he agree... ... Full Article