Boring people in a boring place who are, wait for it, bored.

Rating: 1/10 (13 August 2006)

My wife and I saw this film for 3 reasons; alleged witty repartee, enthusiastic reviews, and Bill Murray. Having seen it, I am convinced that the only person who should have won an Oscar for this picture is the amazing publicist, who managed to convince a large portion of the movie-going public that the Emperor was actually wearing, not just clothes, but the latest must-haves in the land. There is, I will acknowledge, a brief skit involving Bill and a Japanese photographer that is mildly amusing. Otherwise, it is nothing more than a film about boring people in a boring place who are bored. In one respect, it worked, as we were certainly bored. I convinced my wife not to walk out of the film on the basis that, when our friends asked us what we thought of it, we could give them an honest answer  having seen the whole film in its awful entirety.