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Summary: Scarlett Johansson proves herself
Review: Scarlett Johansson proves herself an actress of the highest caliber in this simple, but profound film. She says more with her eyes and facial expressions than with her lines. On top of that, she is a beautiful young woman. Bill Murray plays the lost middle-age man to the hilt, maybe going overboard a bit with the sadness routine. We sometimes get a slight hint of his SNL wiseguy persona. I resisted the feeling that this unlikely pair were in love until she knocks on his door and hears the other woman's voice. The look of hurt in her eyes expressed her feelings perfectly. This is not a great movie, but it is worth watching at least once. Like another reviewer, I recommend only renting.
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Summary: Alone together in a home away from home
Review: Lost in Translation is a stylized version of real life. Two Americans find a peculiar kind of romance in Tokyo, shuffling from their hotel rooms to the hotel lounge to a night on the town. No matter where they go, there's a sense of loneliness. After all, they are both leaving soon, so there's no way they establish anything permanent while they're together. It's an ironic moment for both characters.All of this stuff --- the mood, the characters' feelings, and their actions --- is filmed at the pace of real life. It's unlike most films, where the boring parts of life are ditched, leaving only the exciting stuff. It's as if the director wanted to take a close look at being bored and out of place. That's not everyone's idea of a good time at the movies, so this film had received a mixed reaction. But it's worth a look --- or maybe two. Underneath it all, it's a romantic comedy. If you watch it closely and get into the rhythm of it, you'll see a unique movie that takes the standard romantic comedy conventions and flips them upside down.
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Summary: Lost time...
Review: The title of this film also happens to describe the feeling I got after watching it and then reading all the glowing reviews about it. There is some nice cinematography, a few insights about Japanese culture, and an out of character (but one-note) performance from Bill Murray. Otherwise this movie is a complete waste of time, with no plot to speak of, characters I couldn't care less about, and observations on life and stardom that have all been made a million times before. But then again, maybe something's been lost in translation...
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Summary: Awful
Review: I kept waiting for the movie to begin... and then it ended. In the meantime I had to endure a tiresome barrage of "isn't Japan weird," pseudo-quirky, stereotypical tripe. Add to this the fact that I'm supposed to be empathizing with the two lead characters, both of whom are your average, everyday wealthy globetrotters, and the sum is a movie that I could barely sit through. There wasn't even any nudity relief.
Makes me wonder what the big reviewers would have said if the director didn't have a famous last name. Or what would have been said if the movie had given a different ethnic group the same belittling treatment.
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Summary: Proof of a Hollwood Mafia
Review: This is quite possibly the WORST film ever made. The only reason it was made is because Sofia's daddy could help her with the financing. Don't waste your time.
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Summary: LOST IN TRANSLATION LOST IN MAKIN
Review: I fail to understand how this movie got so much euphoria around it. The movie is incredibly slow moving, no well filmed, and just plain out boring. ITs the type of movie to watch when you're really depressed and just feel moping about. OK, so the acting might be good, but i mean, whats a movie without a plot? Lost in Translation was terrible.
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Summary: I didn't get it.
Review: I was pretty disappointed with this film. All the critics raved about this movie, gave it five stars, and touted Bill Murray for Oscar consideration. So I endured two hours on my couch, watching the DVD. I just didn't see what everyone was raving about. There really is no plot aside from Bill Murray and Scarlett Johannson wandering aimlessly around their hotel and Tokyo together. Murray is basically playing the same character he has been doing since "Groundhog Day" and "Rushmore", etc, except he isn't really very funny this time. I thought Bill Murray was great in "Rushmore". Although there are a few funny moments, the overall movie wasn't that funny. I kept waiting for something to really funny to happen but nothing ever did. I was also a bit embarassed about the caricaturish portrayal of Japanese people. This movie wasn't for me, but apparently some people really loved it. Go figure.
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Summary: Get cultered people
Review: For those of you who didn't enjoy this film and put it down to it "bores the heck out of almost everyone that sees the thing", "...a montage of seemingly unrelated scenes", well, quite frankly you are lacking in culture. Perhaps you should stop watching so many Hollywood blockbusters and try foreign films for variety. You may just learn something! There is a lot of beauty simply in the way Sophia has shot this film, the cinematography, the mood she captures (the actors, both Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson did a brilliant job!), the humour in experiencing different cultures, it is a work of art and Sophia should be (as she was at the Oscars) commended for her work!
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Summary: I have to agree it was boring
Review: I do not consider myself a movie watcher who needs action/adventures to be entertained. In fact, I had high hopes for this film, but it was very disappointing. The beginning is slow; the ending is meaningless, and, as for the rest, it was difficult to find a plot. If we were suppose to understand the lonliness of the characters or the difficult times during marriages, I think that it could have been presented in a much more engaging way. I think that most movies should be watched, just for the experience, but no one should buy this one.
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Summary: Mediocre
Review: I barely sit through the whole movie, and actually forced myself to keep watching to see what's there - 'cause nothing much there. It's just a mediocre movie, so does Sophia's talent. I can see that she was telling some self-experiences in a slow-paced narrative way, trying to paint a beautiful cinematography, trying to add a little humor, sometimes by trying to ridicule Japanese... well, I can see the trying, but not so much of the result...
I don't see much plot to hold the movie; I don't see much chemistry developed by the two people; I couldn't feel any empathy at all for the character, the empathy that a movie usually brings out of audience. I wonder how she won the best screenplay 'cause the flow of the movies feels a little choppy. You can't just tape some scenes in real life, and piece them here and there in the weak flow of the whole movie... I guess maybe Hollywood usually honor the family tradition by giving her so much recognition, or Hollywood overall is sliding toward mediocre... it's not a bad movie, as a matter of fact, it's interesting to an extent if you want to see some foreign culture. In a word it's just a mediocre one... b.t.w. If I were a Japanese, I'd been a little unhappy about the depiction of Japanese backdrop/culture 'cause the director only pick sth on the surface and sometimes trying so hard to ridicule it in order to add the humor to the movie, but nevertheless without much success.
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