This is one very, very long, massive pity party, punctuated by one plot device after another, filled in with uninteresting, unfunny moments that were supposed to appear quirky and charming. Frankly, I would have preferred a plot. This screenplay is a crime against some superb actors. Parker Posey and Melvil Poupaud are two of the best young film actors working today. They didn't deserve to be in this drivel, not to mention Drea de Matteo and Gena Rowlands, two more of my favorites. I am embarrassed for all of them. What a tragedy that they are wasted in this wretchedly excessive exploration of self pity among the pretty and over-privileged. I wanted to love this movie. I hated it. Absolutely hated it. Not only is it NOT a comedy; it makes no sense on any level of reality. The sub-plots are ridiculous. The ending even more so.
Review of Broken English
