Broken English Reviews

to say i enjoyed broken English would be an understatement. this movie struck home with me like few others. a bit slow for your average audience, i found it was wonderfully acted, awkward, painful, poignant, sad, realistic, and thankfully not... Read more

Zoe Cassavetes' "Broken English" is a comedy/drama about an attractive young woman who, through her neuroticism and emotional insecurities, keeps sabotaging her own happiness. Even though she works as a manager and troubleshooter at a trendy Manhattan hotel, Nora Wilder... Read more

I was interested in this film due to the mostly positive reviews, a story line that interested me, and having the opportunity to see Parker Posey, who for some reason has an intensely strong cult following, but is unable (or... Read more

Very nice story, great cast. Parker Posey created a great character, as always. A feel-good romantic plot left me with a warm and fuzzy feeling. I'd recommend it for a stay-in girls night with a glass of wine.... Read more

A mediocre exercise in telling the story of a lonely young girl in New York, Broken English plays like a modern day John Cassavetes film, no doubt because the director is Cassavetes daughter Zoe. Not only directing, she is also the... Read more

This movie was understated and may seem slow to some, but if you are able to understand the subtlety of Parker Posey's facial expressions, will you understand the journey of the movie. The French actor did a remarkable job at... Read more

I like Parker Posey, she is obviously a talented actress and (I like to fantasize) chooses a lot of roles in indie films. This movie is obviously something that meant a lot to the writer/director, because it is both detailed... Read more

This is the first movie in several years that has touched me the way this movie has. I could identify with Parker Posey's character, except for when it comes to the booze and smoking. Nora's life, like the movie, was mundane... Read more

I have to reiterate the comment that if you like Parker Posey, you'll like this film. This is the first time I've seen Posey in such a role and I think she did pretty good. The nice looking French man helped,... Read more

BROKEN English has so many of the elements of films that are becoming difficult to find these days - superb intelligent script, a story that is frankly what it is instead of an overdone parody of itself, a director who... Read more