Not everyone understands why 'Everyone wants to be found'.

Rating: Null/10 (2 April 2004)

This is not an extraordinarily sad movie but I was really affected by it... I guess most people would be touched by the connection between Bob and Charlotte
but I was really really affected by Charlotte... I could totally relate to her situation in the movie.
The beauty of this movie lies in its ability to reach out to like-minded audiences  people who are going through mid-life and quarter-life crises like Bob and
Charlotte respectively  using very simple techniques. There is no melodrama
and there are no fancy visuals. Just simple and straightforward story-telling. I was touched, not just by the characters, but by the reality of the narrative. Ok, I agree that there is not much of a plot but in this time and age, it is not difficult to identify with the theme of 'being lost'. (In this case, the main characters are not just physically lost in a foreign country, they are also spiritually lost at a particular stage of their lives.)
Having said all that, I do feel that this film has too much hype for its own good. It is obvious why Bill Murray lost the Best Actor award to Sean Penn. As
mentioned earlier, there's no melodrama involved and so no Oscar-friendly
dramatics required from the actors. Scarlett Johansson is an unpolished gem,
she'll definitely shine as she matures as an actress and takes on more
challenging roles. Don't expect too much from this movie even though its
director is a Coppola. Just sit back and enjoy a simple tale of 2 lost souls finding each other. It is not a very 'deep' film, you either identify with the characters or you don't.