Hated it

Rating: 1/10 (20 August 2004)

I watched Lost in Translation. I'm surprised to be writing this, because I know that most people really enjoyed it, and I thought that I was going to like it too. But, in all honesty, I hated it. I didn't just kind of dislike it, but I found it one of the hardest things to sit through ever. Half way through I really wanted to turn it off, but I was sure that it was going to get better. It didn't. I disliked the story, I disliked the music, I really hated the mood and atmosphere that the movie created. I found it depressing. One redeeming quality that this film offers is that the acting is actually not bad. Bill Murray does a good job, although I thought that his acting in Royal Tenenbaums was far superior. It's as though, actually, they were trying to re-create the feel of The Royal Tenenbaums for this picture, and were unable to do so. Save your money and rent something else.