Gave me a smile

Rating: 9/10 (31 August 2008)

The structure of the movie was a little different, but to a large extent so is life, which the movie was trying "to be a slice of".
I found the discussion about Juan Antonio's father not wanting to learn another language because something might get "lost in translation" funny and ironic. Funny in that Johansson used the term "lost in translation" and ironic in that Cruz always comes across better in Spanish and something gets lost in translation when she acts in English.
In summary without giving away the plot, Allen remade his point that despite society's and our efforts to have a life structure give us meaning and purpose, life is what it is, appreciate whatever beauty and joy you may come across. All I know is that after seeing it, I had a silly smile on my face for a few hours (before I had to go back out on the ledge).