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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 11 Jul 2007

Posey does what she can -- her distinctive style is always worth watching, even when her character has a trust fund and whines a lot -- but…

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Review of Broken English: Three Songs by Marianne Faithfull (1979)

By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 11 Jul 2007

Posey does what she can -- her distinctive style is always worth watching, even when her character has a trust fund and whines a lot -- but…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 08 Jul 2007

Supposed to be a romantic comedy, but it's neither very romantic nor particularly funny…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 05 Jul 2007

A conventional New York-lonely hearts story made watchable by one element and one element only: Parker Posey…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 05 Jul 2007

Ultimately, the film is proof that there was only one John Cassavetes, and that it's not as easy to escape clichés as he once made it look…

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By Brian Webster (658) for Apollo Guide (1,430) on 02 Jul 2007

Not a great film by any stretch, Broken English distinguishes itself by providing a wonderful opportunity for Parker Posey to show her immense…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 24 Jun 2007

The contrivance factor is alive and well to the last frame…

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By Matt Zoller Seitz (637) for New York Times (5,786) on 21 Jun 2007

A well-acted, smartly directed film that’s depressing because it could have amounted to so much more…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide (1,527) on 21 Jun 2007

For all its impeccable indie credibility, writer-director Zoe Cassavetes' bittersweet romance is little more than a hipster chick flick in…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 21 Jun 2007

Posey is a delight throughout, and Zoe Cassavetes is clearly a filmmaker to watch…

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By Glenn Whipp (553) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 21 Jun 2007

Single Manhattan career gal finds self, not shoes, in this bittersweet romantic-comedy that's a showcase for Posey…

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By Marcy Dermansky (134) for About.com (1,470) on 21 Jun 2007

The surprising part is how ridiculously pleasing [i]Broken English[/i] manages to be…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 21 Jun 2007

Even if the idea of a spin around the foibles of romance racetrack seems repulsive, see the film for Posey's dynamically nuanced performance…

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By Stax (77) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 21 Jun 2007

Despite its rambling narrative and languid pacing, Broken English is a sweet little movie about the journey one woman makes to find love and…

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By Carina Chocano (358) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 20 Jun 2007

A wry, charming romance about a New York woman who has given up hope of finding love…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Newsday (2,345) on 20 Jun 2007

[Director] Cassavetes shows genuine, even original, talent in the way she creates emotional connections between camera and character, via fluid…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 19 Jun 2007

It's the kind of film that will resonate only with a tiny fraction of the available audience…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 19 Jun 2007

As charmingly verklemmt New York women with bad luck in men and good luck in apartments go, Nora Wilder in Broken English has all the breaks…

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By Michelle Orange (458) for Village Voice (8,525) on 19 Jun 2007

Posey remains touching as the woman with happiness in sight but bewilderingly out of reach…

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By Jason Clark (86) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 16 Jun 2007

Basically a hipster's pastiche of every chick flick you've ever seen except with expert breeding, but it doesn't completely erase the feeling…

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