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Plot:
The resolutely single Don has just been dumped by his latest lover, Sherry. Don yet again resigns himself to being alone and left to his own devices. Instead, he is compelled to reflect on his past wh...( read more 
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Recent Reviews
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MCT:July 4, 2008INTERESTED
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MCT:November 30, 2008Interesting. Seems half-way through as if it's falling into some yawning, cynical maze. Fortunately, Bill Murray's amazing performance, as well as a heartfelt and mature script, save the movie.
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MCT:November 15, 2008
A pretty typical Bill Murray arty standstill black comedy in a room with 'Lost In Translation' and 'The Life Aquatic', following the reclusive Don Johnston as he sets out to find out which of his past lovers is the mother of his supposed son. Everything about this film can be summed up with the word 'fair'- there's nothing particularly bad about it, and nothing particularly good about it. It's watchable and even likeable, just not that memorable. Bill Murray is great at what he does, but unlike many, I do not find staring at his gormless expression a satisfying pastime...
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MCT:November 11, 2008
Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flower is a sorta like an open ended flick, best way to put it i'd guess, with Bill Murray running the show and a pretty great soundtrack.
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MCT:November 1, 2008
Broken Flowers is such a fantastically well-written movie, at least if you forgive it a couple of excesses, like the constant Don Juan references and the young girl who attempts to seduce Bill Murray named Lolita of all things. They're very out-of-place in a screenplay that is otherwise subtle. Broken Flowers's narrative is a disparate mix of tones, inserting Murray into all sorts of emotional zones over the course of his search, and his deadpan performance makes the perfect foil for it all. There are times in the film where he would have a smile so tiny that I didn't even know if it was actually intentional, but it made me laugh nonetheless. The attentive viewer will find a lot to love about his Don.
Jim Jarmusch's story also allows him to trot out a handful of great actresses in glorified cameos, all of them nailing their roles with great success. An unrecognizable Tilda Swinton has a massive impact with just four lines; Frances Conroy speaks volumes with her downplayed, dead-in-the-eyes, "happily married" real estate agent. Seeing the various miseries of all these women in his life is a fantastic way for Jarmusch to put life into perspective for Don, a motif that plays into the ending very intelligently. Why did someone put him up to this journey? The movie makes its suggestions, but ultimately, we are left to our own devices.
Broken Flowers is a fine contribution from Jarmusch, one that washed Mystery Train from my palate and has encouraged me to finish Ghost Dog. The man has a way with film, this sort of elegiac white trashiness...it's fascinating. Art imitating life in the strangest of ways.
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wolverinespussycatposted 162 days ago -
The begining was quite boring and the end very abrupt, but apart from that it is an okay film. The middle was quite good, and could be funny at times
posted 162 days ago -
Why doesn't this movie get the props it deserves? Damn you people... Damn you all to Hell. Mainly because Michigan is a frightening place. Furthermore, it is a place that anyone who doesn't like this movie deserves to rot at.
Rot... Rot in Hell, Michigan.posted 902 days ago
