Lost in Translation

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  • Summary: Unable to sleep, Bob (Murray) and Charlotte (Johansson), two Americans in Tokyo, cross paths one night in the luxury hotel bar. This chance meeting soon becomes a surprising friendship. Charlotte and Bob venture through Tokyo, having often hilarious encounters with its citizens, andUnable to sleep, Bob (Murray) and Charlotte (Johansson), two Americans in Tokyo, cross paths one night in the luxury hotel bar. This chance meeting soon becomes a surprising friendship. Charlotte and Bob venture through Tokyo, having often hilarious encounters with its citizens, and ultimately discover a new belief in life's possibilities. (Focus Features)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 43
  3. Negative: 0 out of 43
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    100
    Longer on atmosphere and observation than on story, but you don't mind: Coppola maintains her quietly charged tone with a certainty that would be unbelievable in a second film if you didn't suspect genetics had a hand.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    100
    Isn't about a May-December romance or a brief encounter in a faraway place. It's about being alone in a crowd and the power of unexpected friendships.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    100
    What's astonishing about Sofia Coppola's enthralling new movie is the precision, maturity, and originality with which the confident young writer-director communicates so clearly in a cinematic language all her own.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    90
    As bittersweet a brief encounter as any in American movies since Richard Linklater's equally romantic "Before Sunrise."
  5. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Kimberley Jones
    89
    A lovely, quietly thrilling thing.
  6. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    88
    It's a sign of just how much Coppola respects her characters that she doesn't make us privy to that final line: It is only meant for them to share. But like the rest of the ethereal Lost in Translation, you don't need to have it spelled out in order to feel it.
  7. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Gregory Weinkauf
    40
    Coppola hasn't delivered a turkey--it's a cute little movie, if not as rich as her brother Roman's similarly themed "CQ"--but when work this potentially satisfying remains flatly obvious, it's almost worse than being flat-out bad.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 233 out of 382
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 382
  3. Negative: 117 out of 382
  1. MichaelH.
    Aug 19, 2009
    10
    Pure perfection. Moving and touching everytime. The ending brings tears every watch.
  2. ParsaSadri
    Mar 5, 2015
    10
    Filled by excellent performances by Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, great writing, great directing, loveable characters, realisticFilled by excellent performances by Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, great writing, great directing, loveable characters, realistic dialogue and the total opposite of your typical Hollywood movie clichés. This movie highly deserves to be in my top 15 movies of all-time.… Expand
  4. ryancarroll88
    Aug 27, 2010
    10
    If "Titanic" was the iconic bloated romance novel of movies, then "Lost in Translation" is the quiet, poignant poem that is all the moreIf "Titanic" was the iconic bloated romance novel of movies, then "Lost in Translation" is the quiet, poignant poem that is all the more affecting because of that.… Expand
  5. ydnar4
    May 23, 2015
    9
    Lost in Translation is one of the most engaging films I have ever seen and I think this film will only gain more recognition as it ages and ILost in Translation is one of the most engaging films I have ever seen and I think this film will only gain more recognition as it ages and I will likely appreciate the film more as I age. I think this is the type of film that you take more from each time you watch it. Bill Murray, there are just no words to describe the performance he gave in this movie. I think he was truly perfect, and it is one of the best portrayals I have ever seen and although I liked Mystic River as well I think Murray's performance beats out Sean Penn's for the 2004 Academy Award. There is also an amazing performance by Scarlett Johansson who was only 18 years old when this film was released, this role displays a mature woman far beyond her years and it would be nice to see a performance like this in the future. Warning for people who hate slow movies! This is a slow film but if you like to watch movies that change your outlook on life and opens you mind then there may be no better film than Lost in Translation.… Expand
  6. beingryanjude
    Sep 1, 2014
    8
    The magnum opus of Miss Sofia Coppola. She proves with Lost in Translation that she is more than capable of upholding her family's name in theThe magnum opus of Miss Sofia Coppola. She proves with Lost in Translation that she is more than capable of upholding her family's name in the filmmaking industry.… Expand
  7. BobA.
    Jan 15, 2006
    3
    A nice concept with good performances but in the end, its a meaningful ending slapped onto a film that never thematically gets us there. A nice concept with good performances but in the end, its a meaningful ending slapped onto a film that never thematically gets us there. (like being walked to third base, and thinking the movie had hit a triple). In essence a less stylized, less meaty version of In the Mood for Love. Would have worked great as a short.… Expand
  8. Something
    Sep 10, 2005
    0
    The worst film ever made. Boring, pointless, meandering garbage that feels as though it was conceived by an infant. Sofia's dumb script The worst film ever made. Boring, pointless, meandering garbage that feels as though it was conceived by an infant. Sofia's dumb script is so tedious that the movie becomes instantly forgettable. I would sooner watch Deuce Bigalow 2. The makers of that film put more effort into it than anyone did in "Lost In Translation", which should have been lost in a dumpster.… Expand

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