Zoe Cassavetes and her movie, "Broken English" are being done a disservice by the reviewers at Sundance.
If this movie had been a regular release they'd be using words like "charming" and "refreshing." Instead the reviews are lukewarm at best.
How dare those audacious Sundance programmers let in a sweet, romantic comedy with a fairly predictable happy ending?!? This is Sundance, it's supposed to be gloom, doom and ambiguity. Damn it! Sundance is about film, and art, what's with programming in a movie?
Pphht. I like it, though I must admit I am a sucker for a fun romantic comedy and the older woman/younger man relationship is refreshing.
Until recently I haven't been much of a fan of Parker Posey, I haven't disliked her, just not been much impressed. But the last few movies I've seen her in have really made me like her work. She's aging well and growing into a better actor.
In "Broken English" she plays Nora, a woman in her late 30s who isn't happy with her job, only does things with her married friends and just can't catch a break on the dating scene.
Then, bored to tears she goes to a party at a co-worker's house and meets Julian (Melvil Poupaud) a 10 years or so younger Frenchman who is charmed at first sight and only in New York for a few more days.
Drea de Matteo, as Nora's best friend (whose character name I've forgotten), is touching and underplayed as the woman who is feeling constrained by her marriage of 5 years.
This is just a sweet movie. I've recommended it to my friends who like movies. They know there's a place film and for art, but sometimes they just want to be entertained for their movie dollars.
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