Where is Sofia going?

Rating: 4/10 (31 December 2006)

Well, I thought Lost in Translation was one of the best films of the last few years.
But I can't say the same for this.
It seemed to me that either Sofia doesn't have enough experience to handle a story of this magnitude or perhaps she needs a few doubting Thomases around her to point out where the work is weak.
Too many people being supportive around her? A lot of other Coppolas mentioned in the credits...
The acting seemed somewhat cartoonish and one dimensional and there seemed to be little character development - Marie and the Dauphin seemed to be doing different things that they were at the beginning of the film but there was little sense that they had changed as people.
I don't think I would recommend this film to any of my friends.
But I'm happy to watch "Lost in Translation" any time!!! Michael