Lost in Translation Reviews

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... Read more

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... Read more

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.... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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!... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more