Very Poor

Rating: 2/10 (28 February 2004)

I cannot imagine why people think this movie is good. I thought it was slow, shallow and poorly written. Did not move me (other than almost putting me to sleep). Bill Murray's acting was, as usual, poor. (Although with the part he had I'm not sure anyone could do much better) I rated this one 2 out of 10, it's only redeeming quality was it's portrayal of modern Japan. I kept waiting for the movie to pick up but it never did. I think the screen writing was nominated for a Razzie award and an Academy Award. It deserves the Razzie.
The following has a few minor spoilers: The relationship Scarlett Johansson had with her husband was so poorly developed, I thought a high school student wrote it. Bill Murray's relationship with his distant but obviously pissed off wife, was ridiculous. I think any woman whose husband has to go on travel for a week for $2,000,000 is not going to be p***ed off.