This is one movie that should stay lost in the bargain bin.

Rating: Null/10 (17 May 2004)

I've read the comments for and against this movie and am amazed at the wide disparity of viewpoints. I personally found little of interest in this mundane effort. Sure, the Tokyo scenes were amazing and the cultural differences were amusing, but the main reason I saw this movie was to experience the scenes of the interaction between the two leading characters.
Well, they put me to sleep. In fact the entire premise was absurd. There was just no depth unlike other relationship movies such as My Life as a House, or The Ice Storm, which imbues its characters with such humanity. Might I also mention the gratuitous use of the opening butt scene and the strip club scene to obtain an R rating. This appeared like an afterthought, rather than a skillfully crafted part of the storyline. Gratefully, this movie's length was mercifully brief. I think, as other users have suggested, that the critical acclaim showered upon Ms. Coppola has more to do with lineage than talent.