as i sat watching sofia coppola's new movie, somewhere, i could only imagine the redundant criticism the film will be getting when it opens in wide release. but it won't be completely her fault. you shouldn't walk into a sofia coppola movie expecting to be blown away by quick-draw dialogue and out-of-this-world characters. her films are filled with maximum silence. plots burn slowly through beautiful cinematography, lost looks and lingering camera snapshots. character dynamics are developed through actions rather than words and it's never obvious and sometimes painfully vague.
per usual coppola standards, somewhere relates themes of loneliness, an inability to communicate and the complexity of relationships, all while sedating such shortcomings through the abuse of an onslaught of vices. while definitely not her best, i did enjoy the film and a week later, am still contemplating what i think the ending means.
elle fanning > dakota.
everyone's well dressed, everyone's a mess,
-t
