Reviews

The more I see Bill Murray in roles like this the more I see him playing his trump card. I thank him for picking such great scripts/directors (see his participation with Wes Anderson, "Rushmore" & "Royal Tenenbaums" for more of his "sweet spot" performances).

Sofia Coppola scores again with "Lost in Translation" (prior was Virgin Suicides). I actually felt "Lost" had a Wes Anderson feel to the film. If you did like this film/theme I would also recommend "Before Sunrise" with Ethan Hawke (sans the humor).

Scarlett Johansson was amazing. I last remember her in "Ghost World" (also an excellent film) where she made an impression on me... terrific performance.

This has been the best film I've seen in the last three years... great story (though some may not see some of the deeper meanings), great bunch of actors and a wonderful emerging director.

I may have had one gripe at the beginning of the film... basically fun at the expense of the Japanese culture... but then later in the film there would be beautiful scenes of the finer more complex points of Japanese culture that said "we are not just a micro-electronic based culture, but one of a majestic past and rich culture."

This is such a wonderful film, please take the chance and see it.

I just loved the setting of this film and the very real cultural standards for that time period. I think this is one of Reese W.'s best films... her best is Election.

This film and the Australian film Flirting I would highly recommend to young teenagers.

I absolutely loved this film. This is the best of all the adolescent/coming of age/high school genre films. Set in the mid 1960's Australia at an all boys school (St.Albans....across the river from the all girls school). Our protagonist is a sympathic yet strong/intelligent character. He is constantly picked on by his peers (mild stuttering, intellectual, a bit different), but he takes everything in stride with the viewpoint that he's "offering them a service", "people need to put down others to feel better about themselves" (great line and greatly written throughout.). His eventual love is a new student at the girls school, she is from Uganda (British educated) and is different enough to be a target of ridicule from her peers. They both find each other despite the prison camp like conditions of their respective schools. The story is great, the writing is poetic, and the acting is superb. I can't believe I didn't hear of it when released. I found it in a local Library video department. The only thing I didn't like about the film is the title....."Flirting" just doesn't do this film justice. I came away from this film with a great appreciation for the writing and directing of John Duigan... though I haven't come across anything from him recently as good. Noah Taylor is an amazing actor... I would like to see more of this actor... in better films. I also thought the whole cast in Flirting were perfect.

This is my favorite film folks. Typically, it's impossible for most to claim their #1 favorite... but for me this film is perfect in every cinematic way. I must watch it again every couple of years to remind myself how good films can be.