Surprisingly different, you will not regret watching

Rating: 9/10 (21 August 2005)

Bill Murray the way most of the female audience would have appreciated in his past performances; Scarlett Johansson is subdued and believable, as she faces the fact that her marriage to fashion photographer (Giovanni Ribisi) is less than perfect.
Add to the mix, Bill Murray, as a celebrity in Tokyo, tired of his American success; You have an excellent non-pretentious movie (unusual, these days), wherein these two characters simply get to know each other, hang out, and (the audience hopes) eventually get together.
Sophia Coppola is to be praised; as are the principal actors; this film gives credit to the audience for having a brain, has suspense, beautiful photography, and no trite endings.