Excellent

Rating: 10/10 (3 October 2003)

I saw this movie last week and haven't quit thinking about it since. I think that this is probably not going to be a movie for most people under 30 right off the top and it's just not going to be interesting to people who like a quick thrill or an easy story. It is a an extremely thoughtful, mature, smart and beautiful movie for the rest that have the time.
It's about two people in a foreign country. They don't understand the people around them and vice versa. They no longer understand their mates and vice versa and maybe they've even lost understanding of their own lives. For just a little while they connect with each other and rejuvenate themselves. Call it love, connection, soul mates, understanding, whatever...it's real and it's good and it's only for one week.
It's really quite stunning, at times it's hilarious and eventually there's a little bit of bittersweet heartbreak. Bill Murray was not the Bill Murray I know from years past. He was even better in this mature roll. I'm still amazed. Wow. Loved it. Fantastic...