This is an exceptional movie that deserves all the praise it's received.

Rating: 9/10 (18 September 2003)

"Lost in Translation" is a subtle, grown-up movie about two characters, strangers to each other, who each feel they've lost their sense of connection, and perhaps their sense of self. Finding themselves in Tokyo for different reasons, they repeatedly stumble across one another in the hotel bar in the wee hours as they suffer the effects of jet lag. Striking up an acquaintance, they discover an emotional harmony with one another which has been missing in both their lives. The acting by Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson is exquisite, as is the Coppola's direction. I'll be surprised if there's a more satisfying movie this year.