Charming Story of Friendship

Rating: 8/10 (26 April 2006)

'Lost in Translation' is a poignant film that deals not with mid-life crisis, but life crisis at any age. Whether it be the aging action-movie hero (Bill Murray) or the young newlywed college grad (Scarlett Johannson)--feeling lost happens throughout life. Writer and directer Sofia Coppola captures this delicate story in the sometimes chaotic surroundings of Tokyo Japan. While the characters are literally lost in a sea of cultural differences, these differences are metaphors for the harder to articulate feelings of being lost in life. Sometimes the dialogue and flow of the film are lacking, but there is something to be said for a director that chooses silence over redundant dialogue. Filled with charming and well-delivered scenes by Murray and Johansson, 'Lost in Translation' is a touching story, ultimately about friendship.