Review of Broken English (2007) by Breana H — 07 Jun 2008

Parker Posey seems to have made a career out of these hard-to-categorize indie films that are never that good, but never bad either.

This review of Broken English (2007) was written by Breana H on 07 Jun 2008.

Broken English has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 05 Apr 2011

If Broken English occasionally falls prey to a bit too much self-conscious lethargy, it's still a welcome chance to see Posey at her flighty,…

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By Gaiti F (73) on 17 May 2010

As the movies have been telling us for decades, it's the French man who knows the true meaning of lovvve…

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By Kevin B (1,217) on 06 Jun 2016

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By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 17 May 2014

There's not a lot of story here and the dialogue lacks the snap one usually gets in New York stories of affluent young adults, but the characters…

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By Rebekah R (30) on 08 Jul 2010

I thought this film would be funny as well as romantic, it was rarely either seeing as I sat there watching just how dull it was…

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By Jurate P (24) on 29 Apr 2010

Easy, funny, bit too sweet with american taste, but really not bad. Action takes place in New York and Paris…

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By Rupa B (73) on 11 Jul 2010

I really liked this. Love Parker Posey and the cute french actor in the film. Makes me want to move to Paris…

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By Vienna M (11) on 12 Feb 2010

Love, marriage, women, cross-culture. how are we gonna find oneself out of all these…

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By Jean A (45) on 05 Jun 2013

Pretty good! I thought this is a very lovely story! Makes you want to fall in love, specially if you're in your 30s! :-)…

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By Intuciic . (496) on 06 Feb 2013

Interesting film. The word great doesn't come to mind but there is definitely something special about this movie…

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