OK i saw this movie with some expectations, everyone i know liked it and the academy and the golden globes praised it , plus bill murray is in this film, how can you possible go wrong...well let me tell you how that's possible...first of all this movie was about two lonely people in tokyo which yes would make anyone feel inferior for the most part...but honestly there were a lot of scenes of scrlett johanson and bill murrary sitting doing nothing and when they meet...the relationship does not even develop it looked awkward to say the least...and the only comedy in this film were the japenese in the sense that they love having a good time and nothing bothered them,,,the script had way to many holes..and the movie basically was suffacated by medafores and wasted film of camera shots coming out of windows,,,which looked bad, i really wanted to like this movie..cause i love bill murray but he did not deserve to be nominated for this film....nor did he deserve the golden globe either....caddyshack....groud hog's day...rushmore and something about bob he did ..but not lost in translation....which i would call this film more like lost in sophia's mind...she needs to take more notes from daddy .being that he directed probably the best movie of all time if not the top 5!!! godfather....this movie is plain with no passion and no real vision....and also when bill muuray whispered to scarlett and the end of the movie..i guess that's supposed to capsulize the whole essence of the plot....and seal there relationship in the sense that he maybe said he loved her!!! wooped de doooooooo!!...it was charming in some sense that it is nice to see two people can not have too much in common and yet have a pleasant time together in this foreign place....besides that ..this movie was mediocre at best...5 out of 10