Sorry guys, I thought it would’ve been far far better.
yes, there are plenty of references to Lost In Translation (cityscapes, reflections, car windows, swimming pool etc etc) but those alone shouldn’t and couldn’t carry this film.
Murray, as you’d expect, was superb. Jones looked too much like an ageing Scarlett Johansson, and it was off putting. Although, banter between the two was quality and believable.
Despite the key ingredients all being present, what let this down wasn’t the actors, the settings or even the the pathos. The script, essentially, was good but the story itself was woeful. Even pathetic.
I think it’s meant to be a feelgood movie, but after the last scene I felt anything BUT good. Just deflated.
now then, where’s my Lost In Translation blu ray?