Melodrama. The picture, the viewing of which I have been putting off for a very long time, and only now I was able to get to it. And I wish I hadn't done that. Disappointment, disappointment and disappointment again. And here's my brief opinion for you - A monstrously long and damn boring reflection. But, in order to be honest with you, I will sort out not only the minuses of this kin, but also the pros that were found, and which slightly smoothed out the storm of indignation that burns in my soul after watching this "masterpiece" of the daughter of a really talented director. This concludes the introduction, and I get to the point.

So, the pros: 1. Japan - the picture clearly shows modern Japan from the point of view of a Western (and not only) person. Of course, it was impossible to show us everything, but the creators clearly succeeded in giving a general idea of the land of the rising sun. Features of mentality, architecture, way of life, values, manners of behavior. All this will be useful for people who have never been to Japan, or for those who are going to go there. For me personally, this "masterpiece" did not reveal anything new, since I already knew a lot, but I thank the creators for the excellent atmosphere and immersion.

2. Scarlett Johansson - the young Scarlett is nice and pleasant here, although it was not worth waiting for a great acting game from her. These were her first steps. Cute face, and the figure is nothing like that.

So, the cons: 1. Initial shots - Sofia Coppola! Do you want to show the whole essence of your work with these frames? Or are you gently sending all the critics of your "masterpiece" to this place? If the first, then I agree, if the second - well, the pharmacy is around the corner.

2. Drawn-out scenes - do you like to watch when the hero of the picture gets drunk for a long time? Or does he sit at the window for a long time without doing anything? Or walking down the street? So I don't like that either. And this "masterpiece" is filled with such meaningless scenes that if you cut them all out, there will be about half an hour left, during which the director (excuse the word "director") perfectly conveys the main idea of his kin - two foreigners in an unfamiliar country are extremely lonely. Really? Who would have thought? You're not lying?

3. Scenario holes - even in this simple scenario, Sofia managed to make logical mistakes and this only made her even more in a puddle, as they say in Russian megacities. Sofia? What did you take when you were writing the script? Can you share it?

4. Humor - more precisely, it should have been here, but everything stupidly slides into an outright mockery of Japanese culture and they offer to laugh at it. There is no irony, there is no sarcasm (are these words familiar to Sofia at all?), there is no grotesque. They just expose Westerners and Japanese, they stupidly talk each in their own language, and it should be funny? Strange humor, definitely strange.

5. Acting - we've already dealt with Scarlett, she shouldn't be scolded too much, but Bill? How did you get into this? Admit it, were you tortured? Have you been starved? Kept only on antidepressants? If so, then I will not scold, and if not, then your acting here is a wild horror and a nightmare, it's not surprising that now you have slipped into insignificant pictures, well, Wes Anderson also shoots you out of friendship.

6. Dialogues - Sofia? Did the fifth graders help you with the script? It's just that the dialogues here are so primitive and cloying that there is a strong feeling that it was clearly written by children, but not by an adult woman.

7. Terribly boring - I haven't watched such a boring picture for a long time. I remember Doctor Dolittle from 1967 from the last one, but at least you could look at Rex Harrison there. And what's here - yes, May! Studying the ceiling can be quite an exciting activity. Reading the spines of books, looking at posters, and anything can be more interesting than watching this "masterpiece". I wanted to turn it off at the fifth minute. Then on the twentieth, then on the fiftieth. But I'm a masochist! I'm looking through everything to the end, hoping to find at least something good, but not this time. The "masterpiece" as it was a protracted burden, so it remained until the end.

So little of this, the picture was caressed by all international critics and the press, especially praised Sofia. This movie has received several awards. In short, the press and critics are corrupt not only in Russia. It is very sad when an empty and boring movie from relatives of famous directors receives all possible awards and nominations, and really good pictures from talented people go unnoticed only because these creators do not have money or connections to promote their creativity. By the way Sofia! When will you learn how to make a good movie? That this drudgery, that "Fatal Temptation" cause exclusively a gag reflex, and deserve the lowest ratings. Yes, nature has clearly rested on you. You'll never be able to compete with your really talented father.

As a result, we have a monstrously prolonged and boring routine with vague humor, a good atmosphere of modern Japan, primitive dialogues, boring characters and no less boring music.

My rating is 2 out of 10 and I do not recommend this picture for viewing!