Lost in Boredom

Rating: 5/10 (6 August 2005)

This movie certainly has some beautiful scenery and cinematography, but those are the only high points in this over-hyped snooze-fest. Lost in Translation is yet another movie victim to deceptive trailers. The trailers for this movie made it look like a comedy with a plot, whereas the real movie is a sloooooooooooooow-paced drama with a very loose plot. Two mopey-faced Americans bored with their lives wander around Tokyo together and do random things, at the end of the movie, rather than getting involved romantically, the two characters simply part ways and go back to their boring lives. (I did like the fact that they remained loyal to their spouses and did not have an affair). My problem with this movie is that it was all style and no substance. Maybe if this movie had a stronger and more intricate plot, and the actors would occasionally smile once in a while, or just show some emotion, maybe, I actually would have enjoyed watching Lost in Translation. I certainly did not enjoy this movie, but if you are fascinated by "artsy" movies, you should give this a try.