Review of Somewhere (2010) by Richard M — 27 May 2011

Sofia Coppola's skillfully minimalist, cinematic tone poem conveys the terrible burdens of fame and fortune.

This review of Somewhere (2010) was written by Richard M on 27 May 2011.

Somewhere has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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By Thomas W (1,104) on 12 Nov 2013

I liked the tempo, time laps..... the story goes just detached way, neither very dramatic nor emotional but may touch your heart :)…

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