Atmospheric and very intimate

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 2011)

I finally got a chance to see my first Sofia Coppola film, as well as the film that made Scarlett Johansson's career.
The film has a real authenticity and atmosphere to it. It has an atmosphere and mood that is somber and very quiet and intimate. This is in part thanks to the great cinematography, which made incredible use of camera angles and lighting. It created an atmosphere and feeling that only those really capable to allowing to enter this mood would appreciate it the most. This isn't a plot-driven film, and this was what made it even more personal and unique. Bill Murray is fantastic, and perfectly portrays his character's loneliness and alienation from the rest of his world. I have never seen Johansson play this type of character but she does brilliantly, and definitely has the aura of sophistication that was needed.
I wouldn't say that the storyline itself is anything original, but the way Coppola directed it and the execution of it all makes an already good film become great. This is definitely a film that is only to be seen without rush but instead let it ride you in it's incredibly satisfying mood and feeling.