Review of Somewhere (2010) by Joe O — 08 Jul 2012

A minimalist, observant, masterpiece. Sofia Coppola knew what she was doing with this film. I found it to be beautiful and quite moving. A+.

This review of Somewhere (2010) was written by Joe O on 08 Jul 2012.

Somewhere has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jeremy S (1,980) on 10 Dec 2013

(Quick review) This is a case when Sofia Coppola takes familiar/repetitive formulas from her past films and still showing something unique…

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By Robbie P (123) on 18 May 2014

Fanning is great as always. Maybe one of the very slowest films I've ever seen. So interesting in its statements, though…

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