a champion of mediocrity

Rating: 5/10 (12 June 2020)

Back in the days, i watched Lost In Translation -
and absolutely hated it.
And i still do.
Interesting fact, this is before SCARJO was hot & sexy and she looked like just your average highschool blonde chick. I didnt even know it was her.
Bill, good ol Bill Murray, is the world's most disappointing actor (taking N1 from Harrison Ford). How can this man, who has done Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, completely give up on trying; 90% of his roles consist of "hey look, it's Bill Murray!" and then he's sad because he has to carry this big paycheck to the bank.
The story, if there is one, is that Murray's character "Bob" wants to feel young again, but can't bring himself to bonk Charlotte.
Because, it is about sex. Or rather, it's about that part of life where you go from being a bright young thing full of dreams and aspiration of conquest, to that part where the job's done and there's not much more to do.
Dude, that happens to literally everyone; every single person who has turned 40 has experienced the very same, and it's no good reason to go and make a film about it.
This was 2003, the boom era of the "poignant" film, and "clever" people praised this thinly veiled message about life that is as subtle as a drunk elephant.
5/10 - you'd be paying to tell yourself "i know something will happen. something MUST happen!".