Apparently, Sofia Cappola has a lot of IOU's out there with the Hollywood glitterati and movie critic crowd; for how else can one explain how a limp and soggy time waster like this got a slew of good reviews AND even an Oscar nomination to boot! Lost in Translation has no redeeming social value or purpose. Nothing happens in it at all. Period. Not at the beginning, not at the end, not in the middle. Nothing. Nada. Rien. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. It's like spending 90 minutes watching sticky rice dry out. Did I mention that it was a waste of time and money? Oh.