Returning to the languorous celebrity ennui of Lost in Translation Coppola’s slight but stylish arthouse trifle stars Stephen Dorff as Johnny Marco, a Hollywood posterboy living a life of intoxication and vacuous womanising in LA’s iconic Chateau Marmont hotel. When his ex leaves their 12-year-old daughter (Elle Fanning) with him for an extended stay, he has to recalibrate his aimlessly luxurious existence. Not radically, though — this is not a movie of momentous revelations. It is essentially a short film spun out to feature length, but the self-indulgence is peppered with moments of listless hilarity, as a torpid Jonny is entertained by pole dancers in his hotel room and has his features encased in Latex by on-set make-up artists.
Somewhere, Sofia Coppola, 15 (2010)
Ed Potton (DVD/Blu-ray; out Mon)