I Happened to see a Rodney Dangerfield DVD with some skits by Bill Murray-I think he gave a better performance. than here. Here he is detached,stoic as his Bob Harris doing a Commercial. His performance is hyped, not an Oscar worthy material to say the least. The beginning was dark and dreary with neither the Dialog holding your attention nor the Characters well identified. The background music is subtle with a lilting song at the end but most of the time it is lifeless. I do not see any brilliance in Direction. Sophia Coppola was criticized for her acting talent in "God Father" but I think she is better actress than a writer or a Director. If she did't have a famous last name this movie would never have garnered the attention as it has done. Johansson as Charlotte has potential but she has barely scratched it in this movie.