Broken Flowers

This movie is sadly mediocre and boring. This movie was what I expected. I am surprised that it wasn't terrible, just mediocre. I was bored out of my mind and I just wanted to change the channel. The main reason I... Full review

This is basically the moral of the story. The Road Not Taken. Would of, could of, should of, but didn't. Our past, when surveyed, gives pause to our present, and those we leave behind continue, albeit, affected by our absence, and... Full review

Half the movie time is wasted waiting for Bill Murrys character to answer. The man acts like hes on valium. If he would make a phone call asking about his son instead of driving, there would be no movie. Why doesnt... Full review

there's an established trade-off in hollywood: slow-paced movies are generally plausible while slick, fast-paced movies often have contrived dialogue and story inconsistencies. this is the first movie i've ever seen that plods along at a turtle's pace but also has completely... Full review

Bill Murray sold out on this one trying to capitalize on the success of Lost in Translation. Bill just stares at the camera for most of the film with a depressed look. It is one giant bore. There is no emotional... Full review

One of the worst films I have seen in the past year. Correct that, the worst. Just plain dull and pointless best describes this wast of time and money. I would have left half way through, but being in a small... Full review

save your money only thing good about this movie was the popcorn! Kept waiting for something interesting to happen, and it never did... Full review

The story was compelling and kept me thinking. Bill Murray was the epitome of cool in his unique avant-garde way. The soundtrack was great. I was intitally disappointed with the ending because there was no resolution. After thinking about it for... Full review

sucks, what a waste of time, starts no where and goes no where, no redeeming virtues, this was a terrible movie... Full review

I am 82 years old and have seen thousands of movies and this is by far the worst of the worst. There is no story, no resolution. It ends with a blank screen where you expect to see more but there... Full review

A beguiling road movie, where the stops along the way are of the heart, Broken Flowers is a sublime delicacy. Enjoyable on one level but not quite the deeply satisfying film you might have expected, Broken Flowers is nevertheless filled with humour and some wonderfully observed - and performed - moments. ... Full Review

The sweetly melancholy "Broken Flowers," winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes 2005, is Jim Jarmusch's most mainstream effort to date, but it remains firmly within the writer-director's tradition of episodic films that resist sentimentality and neat wrap-ups. ... Full Review

Fans of Jarmusch will know that he delights in enigma and prefers to let his films speak for themselves, but secretly they will hanker for a director's commentary. You may as well enjoy it. ... Full Review

Bill Murray proves once again he's a past-master at the art of minimalist acting in the wholly delightful BROKEN FLOWERS. The four actresses are all fantastic, in their very different ways, and they seem to be having fun with their roles, TILDA SWINTON as the biker's wife is almost unrecognisable. ... Full Review

This being a Jarmusch film, they often become quite absurd, although they never become weird just for the sake of being weird. The interview, which sounds like it was recorded over the phone, offers some interesting tidbits, but, like his movies, the director comes off a bit obtuse. ... Full Review

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After being dumped by yet another girlfriend, Don Johnston (Bill Murray) receives a mysterious envelope with news that he has a son and that his son is looking for him. ... Full Article

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Click here for the full review of BROKEN FLOWERS.Jim Jarmuch's BROKEN FLOWERS has been accused of being his most accessible film.Perhaps it's because the narrative is more linear than his last film, the equally brilliant COFFEE AND CIGARETTES. ... Full Article