Oscar? Not!

Rating: Null/10 (15 February 2004)

There has never been any movie less deserving of an Oscar nomination than this one. It's incredibly boring, the characters don't change or learn anything, most of the visuals are garish Tokyo or inside a hotel. Bill Murray basically plays Bill Murray and not very well at that. Scarlett Johansson is expressionless most of the time and has a bland unlikeable character. Why Sofia Coppola's screenplay got nominated is also beyond me. On the good side, the first half hour has some funny bits provided by the Japanese actors so if you rent it, watch 30 minutes, and take it back to the store, you'll be perfectly satisfied.