Drea de Matteo, Gena Rowlands, Josh Hamilton

Nora Wilder is a thirty-something Manhattanite who is cynical about love and relationships. Nora plugs away at her job in a posh downtown hotel and can't help but wonder what it is she has to do to fi...( read more  read more... )nd a relationship as ideal as her friend Audrey's "perfect marriage." It doesn’t help that her overbearing mother takes every opportunity to remind Nora that she's still unattached. After a series of disastrous first dates, she meets Julien, a seemingly devil-may-care Frenchman with a passion for living. Expecting another disastrous ending, Nora tries to avoid making the same mistakes. She finds herself in Paris looking to break old patterns. Inevitably, Nora has to look inward before she can find a new outlook on life and most importantly, love.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Zoe R. Cassavetes

Release Date: June 22, 2007

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  • August 19, 2009
    I hesitate to call this a "romantic comedy" as the acting is far too solid to justify the stigma that (in my mind) comes with that moniker, even though the story line itself is predictable enough to warrant that categorization.

    It is in fact very romantic, in a pretty realisti...( read more)c way. And it is also fairly ammusing in it's painfully truthful accurate portrayal of "single life after 30". Which (I believe) tends to be more of a concern for women then it is for men.

    I have to say Parker Possey does an amazing job here and really gets to show her acting chops. And Drea de Matteo is perfect as her best friend. Very impressive work from both of them.

    So if you are in the mood for a really good (in not a bit predictable) "romantic comedy"...this is a good choice.
  • September 13, 2008
    Pretty good...
  • May 7, 2008
    Man I was conned. This is a letdown. Half-arsed substance is no substance at all.
  • January 22, 2008
    A clever and very feminine crosscultural romance, that examines societal and family pressures on women. More towards latent-depression drama and away from typical rom-com situation gags (the humor is more offhand and dark), which honestly makes it seem truer to life, although not...( read more) so cheerful, than most similar films. Parker Posey delivers another winning performance that will certainly be a joy to watch for any fan. Her neurotic, self-destructive heroine has this nervous vulnerability that makes her a delight to watch throughout, and her chemistry with French actor Melvil Poupaud (Time to Leave) is very good. A very nice film to catch at a Festival.
  • September 9, 2007
    Broken English is a cute, though sometimes disjointed and slow paced, romantic comedy about a neurotic thirty-something female who has not found that special someone to love. This film is quirky and only those unmarried females over thirty or those who didn't marry until they we...( read more)re over thirty will truly 'get' the jest of the plot. Most others will probably find it boring and senseless. Parker Posey fans will enjoy her in this whacked out role.
  • October 31, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • September 2, 2009
    When you turn 30-something do you still dare to travel to a city like a stranger where you do not really speak the local tongue and seek for love? and especially you are desperate to get married? I enjoy this film, it is so much about life and sometimes, have faith in yourself.
  • August 19, 2009
    Parker Posey is always a joy to watch, whether is comedy or something more serious. "Broken English" falls somewhere in between, but I wouldn't call it a romantic comedy, that really insults the loneliness and emotional difficulty that Nora struggles with. Loneliness that she wea...( read more)rs on her sleeve [well, more around her neck with her little raincloud necklace]. Parker Posey is great as the socially awkward and self-defeatist Nora, and the redemption that the character goes through to get to the films ending feels very natural and genuine. [Spoiler] There is a moment of chance near the end that feels a little too convenient, but its one of those things that you are secretly hoping for as Nora has finally learned to love herself, and then is able to give genuine love.
  • July 13, 2009
    Sweet movie. At little akward at times but overall I enjoyed watching Parker Posey and Justin Theroux. Gena Rowlands is always great!
  • June 23, 2009
    A little disappointed in this...certainly not bad, but nothing too special either

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The situation is not original, but the setting makes it seem so, and the director and co-writer, Gregor Nicholas, is alert to nuances of the characters. full review

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