this movie be great the first time i saw it and when it be call lose in translation . but somehow bill murray turn into an eccentric black man play by morgan freeman and scarlett johansson turn into a cranky latino woman play by paz vega and and tokyo and japan turn into carson and california . instead of meaningful conversation and silence we enjoy in translation and we get meaningless blabbering in 10 item that verge on annoy . instead of character that be pensive and introspective a in translation and we get character that spew pointless advice on topic they have no clue about . how can a character that wear hundred dollar t shirt and have never be inside a target department store expect to give advice to a work class woman on how to prepare for a job interview a an administrative assistant . don not think that stop him . if he isn not give her clothing advice and he tell her what she should eat . the most annoying part of the movie for me be how supposedly they be in a hurry to make an appointment and and yet the character keep find time to run another errand and be it wash the car and stopping at arby and or just lay around to list off their 10 item or less list of thing they love and hate . i keep want to yell at them say and didn not you say you have somewhere to be . what the heck be do . a minute ago you be practically late and now youre eat roast beef and ponder your life . until i saw this movie and i never truly understood how something could insist upon itself and but i think this movie do exactly that and and undeservedly so . the dialogue make the character cheesy and unsympathetic with the exception that i felt sorry for both of the actor for have sign onto this project .