Why Movie People Either Adore or Despise Sofia Coppola’s Movies

“Last week, the Los Angeles Times described her recent film, Somewhere, as ‘a kind of road movie of the soul, a delicate, meditative look at a particular state of mind in a particular time and place.’ The New York Post, that same day, wrote, ‘[I]magine a film called ‘Wanna See Me Crack My Knuckles?’ ‘ Both are typical reactions.”