Review of Somewhere (2010) by Erich E — 07 May 2013

You wait a long time for something to happen. Mostly nothing happens. When the main character finally makes a realization, there is no resolution.

This review of Somewhere (2010) was written by Erich E on 07 May 2013.

Somewhere has generally received mixed reviews.

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Somewhere, regrettably but unsurprisingly, is that same old yarn all over again-artfully crafted, intermittently amusing, relentlessly self-indulgent,…

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In a hashtag: #Hollywoodproblems Don't watch if you want to be famous…

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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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By Sawyer M (34) on 29 Mar 2014

Somewhere was a meh film. Sofia Coppola's film, Somewhere is kind of bad. Now this looked like my kind of film, and it was…

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