Totally mislabled box.. NOT A COMEDY..

Rating: Null/10 (23 February 2004)

Whoever labeled this as a comedy on the DVD Box should be sued. Yes, there are a few funny moments, but don't sit down to watch this movie expecting a comedy... What a waste of time. I can't believe this tripe is up for any award. Yes, the characters were well developed. But, DON'T use the term comedy on this movie.. It is a pretty good drama but not nearly as good as several others that were released this year. Antwone Fisher (yes, I know it released last year) blows the doors off of this clunker. This movie would never have been made if a Coppola had not been involved. I can't believe they wasted the celluloid to make this film. Or, was this supposed to be a remake of "10" or American Beauty? There were some nice shots of Japan. The movie was interesting, but with the mislabeling of comedy, we were left wondering when it was going to get funny. Then we began wondering when it would end. (At 105 minutes, it seemed like a 4 hour epic)