Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson has some good chemistry together

Rating: 8/10 (22 October 2009)

The premise of this movie was hysterical in a good way, and will find it more hysterical if you are a foreigner cause of the different atmosphere. It's a down to earth story that gets the audience to know the depth of the characters more and relate to. Bill Murray was great in this movie although he played the a similar character he is in a lot of his movies, with his expression of "what the hell am I doing here?". I ain't that fond of Scarlett Johansson, but she was amusing to watch in this film and played her role well with just the right amount of emotion. I couldn't help myself but laugh out loud at a lot of the scenes when the characters aren't even trying to be that funny or over the top. Especially at Bill Murray expression when he feels and acts like he is in a place where he don't belong. Although the story only revolves around mostly 2 characters Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, they are just lovable to the point it don't really matter if the other characters are like cardboard. "Lost in Translation" is a story about Bob Harris(Bill Murray) who is an American actor that comes to Tokyo in order to do a whiskey commercial to earn 2 million bucks. And while staying there he meets up with Charlotte(Scarlett Johansson) who has a newlywed photographer husband, but isn't sure why she is even married to him. But the chance meeting between Bob and Charlotte affects the lives of both and they start to somewhat bond. The comedy is lighthearted and fun, as Bill Murray plays a confused actor who is also quite sarcastic, but also lonely. Surprisingly I was never bored while watching this film, it really does grabs the audience from beginning to end without anything blowing up. The chemistry between Bob and Charlotte work really well, cause if it didn't the film wouldn't nearly be as good. This was a story that sucks you in from the beginning and ends with a good finale. My complaints was that most of the comedy was Bill Murray acting awkward and confused most of the time, but his sarcasm is hilarious this time around that it's forgivable, including the lack of plot. The title of the movie is "Lost in Translation" after all. This is a existential romance movie about two characters that are unhappy and lacks a sense of direction when it comes to their lives. About them meeting and experiencing life together for a week in japan. Although they both come from different backgrounds from one another. One being a old movie star and the other being a recent college graduate. This is a movie about discovering a different culture and discovering parts about themselves.
8.3/10