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    Somewhere

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    I have to say firsthand that Lost in Translation is one of my fetish movies. I watch it every year with a renewed sense of elation therefore I had high expectations for Somewhere even though the comments here prepared me for one extreme or the other. To me Somewhere was neither. The beginning is unnecessarily slow and repetitive until Elle Fanning comes along and then slowly but surely a story emerges and the movie starts making sense. Those expecting something very similar to Lost in Translation will be disappointed. I was in the beginning but as the movie progresses, I found myself enjoying it more and more. It lacks something to make it truly great. Emotions, depth? I felt the main character was so totally unconnected with reality that he became more like a caricature, numbness personified. When he cried at the end, I could not connect emotionally at all. I could not connect with his guy friend (the weirdo) either. Compared to that, the character played by Elle Fanning is believable, natural, human. I am torn by this movie. Part of me likes it a lot and part of me wants to tear it apart. The fact that it's slow paced does not bother me but there is a difference between slow paced and wasted time. Why 2 exact same boring shower scenes? Why the endless car driving scenes? Why the 2 almost identical stripper scenes (cute girls but pathetic performances by the way)? Take away 15-20 minutes of wasted time, give it a stronger, more dramatic ending and a decent soundtrack and the movie could have been a 9. Also, why is it that I'm obsessed with black Ferrari's since I've seen it? :) The sound that car makes is the only music I remember of the whole movie which says a lot about the soundtrack. Bring back Bill Murray!

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    mike@  26.1.2011 age: 36-49 88 reviews

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