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[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (4 children)

For me, it was "Lost in Translation". Just a millionaire who is bored in a hotel.

[–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

B-but there's ennui

(I get what the movie is going for but it didn't grip me either)

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago

If you've ever been in that severely-jet-lagged-in-a-foreign-place state, this movie nails that feeling perfectly.

[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 5 points 1 week ago

Lip my stocking, then.

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I watched that. And that's literally all I remember of it

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I remember the opening shot of ScarJo's butt.

My then-wife said "the director is clearly a lesbian".

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Your wife died?

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's a pretty rude question.