I usually like "artsy movies" if they have something to say and are not artsy just for the sake of being artsy. I did not like Lost in Translation.
The movie was completely emotionless and I found it impossible to connect with any of the main characters. The "humor" mostly consisted of making fun of Japanese people in dumb ways like mocking their short stature. Murray was good, but not deserving of all the praise he's been getting and I didn't like Scarlett Johansen at all. I agree with monkeydriven that Ribisi was underused because he really stole ever scene he was in.
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