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Broken English (2007)
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Reviews Counted:72
Fresh:47
Rotten:25
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Though Broken English eventually settles into basic rom-com territory, it’s pleasant and good-natured, and Parker Posey is spellbinding throughout the movie.
Theatrical Release:2007
Box Office: $818,674
Synopsis: Known mainly for playing quirkily comic characters, Parker Posey shows she can tackle a serious role just as skillfully in Zoe Cassevetes's moving film. BROKEN ENGLISH stars Posey as Nora Wilder, a... [More]
Starring: Parker Posey, Melvil Poupaud, Drea de Matteo, Gena Rowlands
Director: Zoe Cassavetes
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Reviews for Broken English
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Broken English surprised me all around: I didn't expect to be particularly impressed with it, and instead it turns out to be not only one of my favorite films I've see this year, but it will probably earn a spot in the all-time annals for me. Full Review |
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How Posey's neurotic, self-destructive heroine finds her way to healing is the core of this generous film, whose moral is that happiness can't begin unless you're open to its possibility. Full Review |
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Posey's admirers will experience a sensual intoxication that fans always experience when their film goddesses are at their very best. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
This isn't the best independent film we've seen starring Miss Posey, but she is the reason this one works. Full Review |
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a tired retread of Sex and the City, with all the same preoccupations and issues but with none of the fun Full Review |
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3/5 |
Edgy girl-meets-boy indie for older teens and up. Full Review |
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When Nora decides to take yet another risk against her better judgment, the film leaves to you to judge it as quixotic, vexing, or fitting. Full Review |
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3/4 |
You might be a little surprised or at least amused when the caustic, tired, joyous, frantic roller coaster stops. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A likable but wan romance. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Ultimately, the only wisdom you leave with is the implausibly wise pocket philosophy gleaned from romantic strangers on the streets of an idealized France. Full Review |
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2/5 |
...neither the story nor the well-acted characters quite engage our interest or sympathy. Full Review |
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81/100 |
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Parker Posey is game in 'Broken English,' although the limited conception of her giggly insecure Nora Wilder is too thin for ninety-six minutes. Full Review |
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Posey gives a committed performance, and Justin Theroux is good as an overindulged movie star. But almost nothing that's said or done here is convincing. And the energy is set at near-coma level. Full Review |
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Filmmaking is a family affair for the Cassavetes, and Zoe inherits the unpretentious, performance-driven style from her father, John, while delivering a love story that's accessible enough for mainstream audiences, a trick learned from her brother Nick. Full Review |
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Zoe Cassavetes' new film Broken English is a delight, and as a debut film shows that we can expect good things from her. Full Review |
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