Broken English
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings
- Starring: Gena Rowlands, Melvil Poupaud, Parker Posey
- Summary: In a startling mature and nuanced performance, Parker Posey plays Nora Wilder, a thirty-something Manhattanite who is cynical about love and relationships, in this astute collaboration with first-time writer/director Zoe Cassavetes. (Magnolia Pictures)
- Director: Zoe R. Cassavetes
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Positive: 19 out of 27
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88Broken English takes 30 minutes to do what most romantic comedies manage with a simple montage. That's a good thing, by the way.
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75As charmingly verklemmt New York women with bad luck in men and good luck in apartments go, Nora Wilder in Broken English has all the breaks.
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75As a director, Cassavetes is a keen observer of character and social interaction but not yet much of a visual stylist (which might also describe the improvisational dramas made by her actor/director father, John).
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60What began as an interesting character study ends in convention, offering only the most clichéd platitudes in summation. You can't find true love until you love yourself? Hasn't Dr. Phil been telling us that for years?
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AliyaA10Awesome realistic movie.. had a touch of emotion, anxiety, artistic.. great acting!
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ChadS7
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