Oscar quality. A true escape from Hollywood.

Rating: Null/10 (19 October 2003)

A beautifully-nuanced, extraordinarily mature work, all the more so for being a directorial debut. Far more than a simple (and often hilarious)spin on the linguistic and cultural divide between two particular Americans and the Japanese people they encounter in Tokyo, this film is about communication on every level. Oscar-quality performances by Murray and Johansson. Director Sophia Coppola has a tough act to follow: her own.