Broken English

2007

Comedy / Drama / Romance

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 65% · 71 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 62% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 7451 7.5K

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Director

Zoe R. Cassavetes Photo
Zoe R. Cassavetes

Top cast

Josh Hamilton Photo
Josh Hamilton as Charlie Ross
Parker Posey Photo
Parker Posey as Nora Wilder
Justin Theroux Photo
Justin Theroux as Nick Gable
Bernadette Lafont Photo
Bernadette Lafont as Madame Grenelle
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899.49 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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29.97 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 6
1.63 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
29.97 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by siderite 7 / 10

Before Sunset+Lost in Translation+Sex in the City

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 and nonlinear. However, I did not find it really interesting. Maybe because I am a guy and I am not American.The story is about a neurotic New York woman, desperate to find true love, and finally stumbling on it by accident with a French guy. Their romance is not everything that happens in the film, though. You have to spend a lot of time following her failed relationships, both sentimental and at work, her pushy mother, the failing marriage of her best friend and a lot of other stuff. As a "life movie" how my parents called this kind of stories, it makes a good one, but not much of an attractive one. Or maybe I just didn't empathize with anyone in it.Bottom line: solid direction and acting, but quite a bore of a script. Women might enjoy it more, but judging by the reaction of my wife, it takes a bit more than just gender.
Reviewed by r-13579 7 / 10

inexplicably touching

It is a story that could have been very tired and cheesy but the script and acting made this one of the most superbly created film in modern day movie history. The emotional nuances throughout the film was impeccably delivered by both Posey and Poupaud. Cassavetes achieves the perfect balance of emotion and understatement in the realistic yet hopeful portrayal of a woman's struggle with her own insecurities. Melvil Poupaud however is the true gem of the film. His portrayal of Julien is masterfully executed and inexplicably touching. This movie is a rare find.
Reviewed by Buddy-51 7 / 10

Plum Part for Parker Posey

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 doesn't lead what one would call a particularly fulfilling life. Unable to make a lasting connection with any of the men she meets, Nora finds herself drifting from one meaningless encounter to another, a situation that only exacerbates her already deep-rooted fears and vulnerabilities.In its structure, "Broken English" has a freeform looseness that keeps it from feeling over-plotted and contrived. And while there are times when the movie seems to be serving up pretty much the same scene over and over again, Posey's winsomeness and charm make us care about the character. In fact, without her, the movie would be considerably less compelling than it is. She manages to make a likable figure out of a character who might otherwise be seen as excessively whiny and self-pitying. And even though the mood of the film is generally light and playfully ironic, there is some genuine pain in the story as well, as Nora struggles with the very real issues of loneliness, panic attacks and depression.The actress receives impressive support from Drea de Matteo ("The Sopranos"), Peter Bogdanovich, Gena Rowlands, Justin Theroux and Melvil Poupaud, but the movie is Posey's all the way.
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