Roguish Hollywood star Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff) finds his debauched life of excess unexpectedly interrupted when his 11-year-old daughter (Elle Fanning) shows up at the Chateau Marmont Hotel for an unscheduled visit. Later, as father and daughter reconnect, Johnny begins to reassess his sordid lifestyle. Writer/director Sofia Coppola teams with brother Roman to produce a film executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola, and released by Focus Features. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
This is a slow-developing, blase case study of the empty, aimless life of a movie star. It's less nuanced and playful than Lost in Translation, and can be pretty dull in spots. On the bright side, Elle Fanning adds charm and light to the story. In sum, fame is a cage.
this was the most pathetic excuse for a movie i've seen in a while. to say it was SLOW paced would be an insult to slowness. i started dozing off. i gave it 30 minutes but couldn't stand it. even fast forwarding didn't help. horrible would be an understatement. waste of time and brain cells.
Another brilliant film by Sofia Coppola. I took it as a story of an a-list actor who has everything he could ever want and nothing at the same time. Then his 11 year old daughter comes along and he starts to think about what he's doing with his life, and ultimately where he is going to take it. Superb acting from Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, and a surprisingly well acted role by Chris Pontius. It portrays it quite well how you can be in the public spotlight, have fans fawning over you constantly, have people around you continuously and still be as isolated as a man stranded in the desert. It's simple and it's beautiful, says a lot without saying much. I'm sure most people will find it boring, because most of the general public has awful tastes in movies.
This is a slow-developing, blase case study of the empty, aimless life of a movie star. It's less nuanced and playful than Lost in Translation, and can be pretty dull in spots. On the bright side, Elle Fanning adds charm and light to the story. In sum, fame is a cage.