TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 had heard many great things about this movie but I really didn't knwo what to expect going into it. Now that I've wacthed it I actually feel different. The movie actually had an affect like no other movie in the past year. It didn't just thrill me like Kill Bill or hook me dramatically like Mystic River, it simply captivated me and I felt it. That is a very rare trait in cinema and Sofia Coppola deserves the applause in the world for what she has pulled with this film(producer, writer & Director). This isn't your stereotypical comedy or black comedy or romantic comedy or drama or anything. There are no cliches and no "happily ever after" cinema ending. It is a real story with real people and thus you feel their privacy, their connection, their lonliness. The script features no huge moments but instead many subtle moments which aren't meant to be dramatic but still come off dramatic in a way that you believe that these characters are experiencing this drama. Now I spent all of February preaching Sean Penn for the best actor Oscar. After seeing Bill Murray here, I'm split on who was better. Both were powerful but while Penn went into hysterics, tears etc. Murray does so much with so little. He doesn't try to be funny, and his character doesn't want to be funny, but he is. He doesn't try to act he IS Bob Harris. He creates a fully fleshed character without any gimmicks of life changing experiences or anything like that. In hindsight I truly believe he deserved the Oscar over Sean Penn. But that's nothing comapred to how Scarlett Johansson was robber of even a nomination. She matches Murray scene for scene yet she didn't even get nominated. Another great call by the Academy(to go along with ROTK beating out this and Mystic River) . Overall I don't even know how to rate this movie. It's not my favorite of 2003, nor overall the best(Mystic River still takes that crown), but it's special in it's very unique way. Not something I would buy but I something I would watch often(if that makes sense). So I'm rambling now, what did you all think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 'Twas robbed at the Academy Awards, I've said repeatedly to anyone who will listen. It was a film where I didn't realize just how great it was until it was almost over, and I knew I wasn't going to see these characters anymore, and that made me very upset. It's the second film I've ever wanted to not end (the other being Punch-Drunk Love). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 I loved the fact that it didnt resort to cliches. I kept expecting like, Charlotte's husband to come home and find them together, or Charlotte to storm off angrily and there be a big fight when she finds the lounge singer in Bill's room... but it was all very subtle and played well. And scarlett is just so... so... purrfect *sighs* And Bill Murray is God! I really wish Bill had gotten the Oscar (though Sean Penn did a great job in Mystic River. The acting was the best part of that movie and both Penn and Robbins' win were deserved. however i dont think it should have won director or picture). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 'Twas robbed at the Academy Awards, I've said repeatedly to anyone who will listen. It was a film where I didn't realize just how great it was until it was almost over, and I knew I wasn't going to see these characters anymore, and that made me very upset. It's the second film I've ever wanted to not end (the other being Punch-Drunk Love). I wholeheartedly agree. Scarlett and Bill have some of the best on-screen chemistry in recent memory. The best "relationship" I've seen on film in a long, long time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamoaRowe 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 Haha, I've had it since it came out and I just watched it last night. It was pretty great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiny norman 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 I didn't actually like Mystic River and felt Lost In Translation was the best picture of 2003. I was rooting for it in all categories it was nominated in, but I think it should have been nominated not only for Johansson but for the cinematography. The absence of on Oscar nod there surprised me. But yeah, great film. Makes my top ten of all time list. Probably. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
