A treasure!

Rating: Null/10 (22 March 2004)

Japan is bizarre and different than America. Really? I had no idea! Japan different then America? You mean they don't speak English! That's hilarious! Oh, and do you know they have restaurants where you have to cook your own food? That's crazy! I must say that watching two bored people chat about nothing has never been brought the big screen with such fidelity before. I mean, it was just like real life! You know, when you are in the grocery store and the line is long, and the person behind you says something like `it looks like everyone waited Â‘till the last minute to prepare for thanksgiving dinner eh?' and you say `yeah, it sure is busy in here', and they say `yeah, I can't believe it'? Well, if you've never experienced that kind of witty banter, then you're in for a real treat with Lost in Translation. Coppola expertly captures those moments of real life and translates them to film with brilliant realism. This film gives you the benefit of a whole weeks' worth of pointless chat with strangers in under 2 hours! I can't wait for the sequel.