Brilliant and the Best of the Year

Rating: 9/10 (10 October 2003)

The real clincher of this picture is that it offers no resolutions and doesn't even attempt to wrap it all up in a tidy little package. Here are two lost souls. She's just starting to look for answers. He's still searching after 25 years of marriage. And it's in this common bond they can find comfort in one another. Murray's at his best in the scenes where he's on the phone to his wife. And there's a natural beauty and delivery in her performance that makes Scarlett Johansson one of the brightest up-and-comers! I didn't care for Sofia Coppola's "Virgin Suicides," even after multiple viewings. It was ambitious, and the talent was there, but overall something didn't seal the deal for me. However, "Lost in Translation" is Coppola's movie and will be the picture she will be remembered for in the years ahead. Nice, touching, and simply brilliant!