Tokyo holiday

Rating: 7/10 (18 October 2005)

Obviously, when we go to a foreign country, we're likely to experience some unexpected things. I guess that there's nothing outlandish about the possibility of a burnout actor and a neglected wife growing attached to each other. In "Lost in Translation", that's just what happens to Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson). Alone in the glitzy world of Tokyo, these two souls find in each other just what any isolated person seeks.
Along with being a relationship story, "Lost in Translation" is also a look at Tokyo, much the way that "Roman Holiday" was a look at Italy's capital. My favorite scene was the commercial scene. Maybe this movie wasn't any masterpiece, but it certainly was an interesting look at how surroundings - and previous experiences - can affect peoples' relationships, whether positively or negatively.