Lost In Translation (2003)

What an intriguing movie. Artsy and profoundish without being too obscure and weird. The story involves an aging actor in the midst of a midlife crisis who goes to Japan and meets a beautiful young girl who is trying to find happiness in her marriage. At the end of watching this movie, the group I saw it with had a long discussion about whether or not the two fell in love. My vote was for yes, but not romantically. As they spent time together during those few days, they did both find something in the other person that they loved. The relationship never turns physical, where in a lesser movie it would have. I was fully satisfied with how this storyline was resolved. The movie also did a lovely job of painting a picture of Japan and the culture and how difficult traveling is with such a big language barrier. 3.5 stars.