A good movie should take you on a journey somewhere, to places you wouldn't normally go. Somewhere does satisfy this basic requirement, offering you a stay at famous hotels in Los Angeles, Milan and Las Vegas. The women are all gorgeous and nobody can stop smiling and getting undressed.
Except Johnny Marco (played by Stephen Dorff), who plays an A-list Hollywood movie star (note to producers: next time, make him a B-list celebrity and cut your budget in half! Renting a helicopter doesn't come cheap!). With his broken marriage, permanent depression and insatiable appetite for sex, there's just enough material to connect with at least a significant minority of the world's population.
The writer/director, Sofia Coppola, certainly knows where to go looking for a storyline with enough mileage to get away with scenes that go on a minute longer than they should.
Somewhere does take you on a journey but what you do when you get there is also part of the adventure and this is what the movie is missing the most. A plot, if you will. There is definitely Something out there better than this.
* 1 star out of 5.
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