Never before have I had such high expectations for a movie but been let down so much. I should have known when I saw that Sofia Coppola directed it that it was going to be dire. But it had got rave reviews as being "hilarious" and with SNL's Bill Murray how could you go wrong. The grim truth of the matter is that the film has a weak unoriginal plot, the premise of the story happens 40 minutes into the movie, there are many many long shots of Bill wondering around the city like its a show on the discovery channel.

But what I found most disgusting about this movie was the way that the American characters are basically mocking the Japanese culture and the way they talk throughout the whole movie. I am not oriental, in fact I am a white male, but when I try to put myself in the shoes of a Japanese person watching this film, the film comes across with the typical American arrogance and self-centeredness that Americans are used to. I am really annoyed I wasted my time on this film, Sofia Coppola should be ashamed of herself, as should the academy for nominating this trash. In the end I can only pity people who find this film "beautiful" and "poetic". It is devoid of intelligence and originality.