I thought it was an OK movie. Good but not great. It was too slow for my tastes, I think that Coppola was deliberately trying to thrust an "insomnia" feeling into the movie to mirror the mindset of the main characters, nevertheless I was a little bored.
Regarding the treatment of the Japanese characters; I did not see any mockery. Having lived there for a while back in the 90's I can say with some authority,"This kind of crazy shit really happens." It was factual, perhaps unflattering, but factual.
Anyway, I liked it, but I think the next movie I go see is gonna be "The Rundown."
BTW, I liked "Punch-Drunk Love" too.
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