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Rating: Null/10 (31 October 2003)

I picked this movie not for Bill Murray, or from what I'd read/seen, but for Sophia Coppola. Her wonderful designs of scenery and soft but dirty colors all along Virgin Suicides kept me entranced. This movie does the same.

Throughout, are details on Bob, a down and out Hollywood actor doing overseas ads for alcohol, and Charlotte, a down and out wife, bored with the hotel waiting around for her husband.
Soft story lines and wonderful shots of Japan, and just a fun, neatness about it makes it viewable by everyone. There's no overt comic weirdness by Bill Murray, it's all kept reserved. He's found a different niche than what I'd imagined him previously, and it works perfectly with Scarlett Johansson's portrayal of a lost little girl.
I have faith in this movie.