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A slow gentle get-away. A good film to watch if you need a reprieve from your significant other -- or perhaps with that significant other.
It's a film of few words, so if you don't like a leisurely pace, you'll be happier skipping it. This is also not the wacky SNL Bill Murray. An abstract meditation on life, self, marriage (not into any great depth, but a start) with a few accents of humor -- shot entirely in Japan. The film's subtle climax seems purposely clouded. A whisper by Bob to Charlotte is inaudible. The mystery ads a nice touch. Didn't find the redhead experience relevant or necessary, rather a hinder. Lastly, a few dazzling lights of Tokyo shots could have been cut. |
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Grade..........................B+ (2.5/4) |
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Bill Murray plays Bob Harris, a
married middle-aged actor in Tokyo for a short week
to shoot some whiskey ads. Bored and un-amused, he's
crawling up the walls to get out of the place, until
he meets Charlotte, a young bored and un-amused
American woman who's in Tokyo with her working
husband. The two (Bob and Charlotte) relax into a
light lovely friendship.
