Lost in Translation 

Lost in Translation

I just saw Lost in Translation, with Bill Murray. This film explores the culture differences between America and Japan. More importantly it speaks of finding yourself through the help of another, even if it is a short meeting.

Bill Murray plays Bob, a washed up actor starring in a Japanese whisky commercial. His wife and fading marriage are back home and he spends his nights in a luxury hotel bar.

There he meets Charlotte who is played by Scarlett Johannson (perhaps a relative of the Sim, Bobby Johannson). Charlotte is in Japan with her workaholic, photographer husband. After the two meet, they explore Japan together. They seem out of place, getting lost in a maze of nightclubs and television shows. Once their time together ends, they realize that they have learned a new philosophy from each other and Tokyo.

I liked Lost in Translation a lot. I'll give it 8.5 Groundhog Days out of 10.

For a less positive review, check out this New Times review which doesn't seem to quite get it...