Movie Review : Memoirs of a Geisha
Ok. I usually only review a movie when I find something seriously wrong with it. So if you liked the movie...you should stop reading right about now.

Memoirs had something in common with Charlie & The Chocolate Factory to me. I know there are no chocolates or oompa-loompas in Memoirs or geishas and kimonos in Charlie, the similiarity to me was that they are both originally WONDERFUL books made into not-so-wonderful movies. In hindsight, maybe if you hadn't read the book, Memoirs was a pretty well-depicted movie. The acting, the direction, the sets...it was all good. It WAS a Steven Spielberg movie after all. But you know how when you read a good book you just get lost in it. I did not get lost in this movie. I got bored. They underestimated so many parts that were so significant in the book. Like Sayuri's relationship with the Chairman. It's so much deeper and interesting in the book. And hello. I thought her eyes were supposed to be grey, not blue.

Another thing I had a problem with even BEFORE I watched the movie is the fact that the actors are Chinese. Why can't they use Japanese actresses? Yes, Zhang Ziyi was good, but it would have been more authentic. The point is that I just did not feel that the movie captured the magic that the book possessed. Not even close. In one word : disappointing.

But please. Don't let my opinion affect you. Watch the movie by all means if you were planning to. And if you disagree [or agree, for that matter], feel free to comment. Adios!