Admirable but imperfect

Rating: Null/10 (27 September 2003)

I've read so many good reviews of this film, and I agree that it is great to see a thoughtful and interesting film about human relationships. There are so many admirable qualities of LOST IN TRANSLATION that I hate to pick at it. But still ... somebody has to. ;-)
The characters are very priveledged, and their problems seem to trivial to me. Murray's character has a family and a film career (or at least he had one), and is making $2 million for a week's work. Boo hoo. And Johansson's character has a Yale degree and is tagging along on her husband's business trip, and he has no time for her because he's working. Because his client paid for him to go to Japan and work. How boring to stay in Japan for a week with no commitments and (apparently) plenty of money. Boo hoo.
Ultimately, I think this would be a much better film if Coppola were a few decades older and actually had something to say about marriage and relationships.