In A Perfect World

Rating: 10/10 (16 October 2003)

In a perfect world, Bill Murray would win the next Academy Award for Best Actor for this film. And Catherine O'Hara would win Best Actress for "A Mighty Wind." Scarlet Johanssen would win her pay-back Oscar for the next worthy project she appears in. Sofia Coppola would finally be absolved for "Godfather 3." Alas. Comedy is never appreciated for the art that it is, and movies like this that defy easy categorization and require actual mental involvement from the audience are almost always wasted on the art-house crowd who applaud anything they don't understand because it MUST be genius.
So then. Go see this movie. Revel in Bill Murray and Scarlet Johanssen unmitigated brilliance, marvel in Sofia Coppola's deft touch, luxuriate in the rich visual imagery awash in every scene. Love this movie, and let it break your heart just a little. Leave the theatre better than you came in.