Movie Notes: Broken English
= 3 stars
Starring Parker Posey, Drea DiMatteo, Melvil Poupaud
Directed by Zoe R. Cassavettes
Synopsis
Nora Wilder (Parker Posey) is unhappy in New York, growing older and unable to meet anyone remotely worthy, until she meets Parisian Julian (Melvil Poupaud).
The Good
- Parker Posey, eschewing quirk and comedy. She consistently keys in on the underlying emotion of every scene and delivers.
- Lots of nutty outfits.
The Bad
- The ending is a complete rip off of After Sunset after a lot of aimless meandering about, both plot wise and literally.
- This is one of “those flicks” where the trailer covers 90% of what happens. Please don’t watch it beforehand.
Conclusion
There’s really only one reason to see Broken English: Parker Posey. If you’re a die-hard Posey fan (guilty…) it’s a solid 4 stars. Shame everything else doesn’t rise to the occasion. Did I mention Parker Posey?
IMDB: Broken English
Wikipedia: Broken English
Rotten Tomatoes: Broken English 64%
Whoa! After warning us that a 4 star movie isn’t worth watching if you view the trailer prior to it, you… include a YouTube link to it? Look, even if it isn’t the trailer, I sure ain’t clicking the play button.
Hmmmm, good point. It’s my modus operandi to put these trailers whenever
possible into the movie review posts. I guess I should reconsider in certain
cases.