Boring!

Rating: Null/10 (2 October 2003)

Both my wife and I found this to be one of the most boring movies we have ever seen. We debated leaving in the middle, but saw it through. Bill (Bob) is in Tokyo to do a commercial. He shows little interest in much beyond drinking. He is lonely and appears depressed. He doesn't seem to have any interests or anything to say. Telephone calls to/from his wife indicate that she is mainly interested in her home and kids rather than in him. With nothing to say or do he is boring. Scarlett (Charlotte) is at least 20 years younger and married for two years. Her husband is on a photography business trip and she goes along. She doesn't seem to grasp that he's on business, not a vacation. She is lonely, but at least makes a couple of sight seeing trips. These two misfit mismatched people meet and spend some time together, but this time is boring to observe. The only physical contact is when he touches her foot, or kisses her goodbye at the end. They are forlorn. What they may have discovered is that they are in dissatisfying relationships, but aren't going to do anything about it. Almost every scene is just boring. I wish I had stayed home.