Summer of Movies: Somewhere

I retreated to the Palace one hot summer day with a nice cold Asahi in hand to catch the new film by the Queen of cool Sofia Coppola, which is exactly the way this film deserves to be seen.

Miss:
Stephen Dorf - despite the rave reviews, I wasn't impressed by his performance and couldn't help thinking this would have been much better with Colin Farrell in the lead, who the character was actually based on.

The Chateau Marmont – apart from attracting celebrities (who now it appears are just there for all the available sex), this legendary hotel looks run down and old.

The supposed Phoenix soundtrack - a new Sophia Coppola movie is just an excuse for an even cooler soundtrack that is usually better than the movie itself. So what happened? They promised us new Phoenix and instead they just played Love Like A Sunset over the opening and closing titles and threw in some Gwen Stefani. 

Hit:
Helmut Newton references – My favourite part were all the small nods to the famous resident of the Chateau, such as the topless model smoking the balcony.


Verdict:
While it was far from another Lost in Translation (or even a Marie Antoinette), it was still poignant and just because Sofia made it, i'll lie and say its awesome.