Fresh
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.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Broken English
So Many Mr. Wrongs. So Few Mr. Rights.
2007 · 1h 37m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Zoe Cassavetes
Overview
Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children. Nora is in her thirties, alone with job she's outgrown and a mother who constantly reminds her of it all. Not to mention her best friend Audrey's "perfect marriage". But after a series of disastrous dates, Nora unexpectedly meets Julien, a quirky Frenchman who opens her eyes to a lot more than love.
Director and cast
- Zoe Cassavetes Director
- Parker Posey as Nora Wilder
- Drea De Matteo as Audrey Andrews
- Tim Guinee as Mark Andrews
- Gena Rowlands as Vivien Wilder-Mann
- Melvil Poupaud as Julien
- Justin Theroux as Nick Gable
- Peter Bogdanovich as Irving Mann
- Roy Thinnes as Peter Andrews
- Michael Panes as Glen
- Philip Pavel as Front Desk Worker
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
64%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A likable but wan romance.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
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.
Peter Debruge, Miami Herald
Fresh
Cassavetes supplies no easy answers or easy laughs, forgoing romantic-comedy beats in respect for Nora's desperation. Call this confection a romantic-dramedy with humor on wry.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
Broken English establishes a sympathetic character, gets Parker Posey to make her real, and then grinds her in the gears of a plot we cannot believe.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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