Somewhere

Indie, Drama
2 stars
Really boring with an ending that makes no sense. Stephen Dorff stars as a famous but lonely movie star living at the Chateau Marmont in L.A. who takes on temporary custody of his 11 year old daughter, Elle Fanning, while his ex takes some time for herself. This won the Golden Lion award for Best Picture at the Venice Film Festival. Why? Were the others movies really that much worse? It’s only 97 minutes long, but feels so much longer as we watch Dorff brush his teeth, takes showers (waist-up – don’t get too excited) sit and stare into space, and of course take on many floozies. Even the pole dancers were boring – and there was so little to this movie that we have to endure two complete performances from them. Elle Fanning (Dakota’s little sister) is the bright spot in the movie as we see how much her Dad loves her. I loved the wordless exchange between her and Dorff when a floozy joins them for breakfast. There was another male character who shows up from time to time who is never introduced, but he hangs out on the couch, usually when Elle is present. Who the heck was he? And the ending; what the heck was that? So boring! We never learn his background, why doesn’t he have any friends, nothing! I thought Lost in Translation was super boring too, but at least those characters did some sight seeing. I don’t get the hype, and don’t really want to. Dull, dull, dull.