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(1 - 48) of 48 OFCS Rating: 88% Fresh Page   1   "Each encounter is a finely observed and beautifully performed vignette in its own right, but together they sketch out a past from which our grey Lothario has been irrevocably set adrift."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel A- "This is a nice return to form for Jarmusch, for his quirky, casual style enlivens the material agreeably, and often hilariously, making for one of his best films to date."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 3/5 "...an imperfect but sometimes beautiful comic story about a man helplessly lost in his own life."   Film Threat   Chris Barsanti B+ " “Broken Flowers” is a time capsule contemplation of an American generational zeitgeist similar to that in John Sayles’ terrific “The Return Of The Secaucus Seven.”"   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "A sort of minimalist male melodrama, Broken Flowers tracks a journey through regret and hope."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs A "Deadpan funny drama, played against a minimalist backdrop, brings home some simple truths about the desperate lives most people lead."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 6/10 "ending is predictable in its unconventionality"   Draxblog Movie Reviews   Dragan Antulov 2.5/4 "May hit some rough patches as it wraps itself up, but at its core is a film that is gentle and wise."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman A+ "Can there be such a thing as too much a good thing?"   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens 4/5 "Jim Jarmusch vuelve a sorprender con una película minimalista donde los pequeños detalles, varios personajes episódicos, y un casi imperturbable Bill Murray, nos conducen hacia una travesía extraña y sugestiva."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B- "It has a straightforward, cleanly structured story and a few solid laughs amid the existential agonizing."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B+ "Has some of the same self-absorbed sarcasm that permeates Wes Anderson's films, but unlike Anderson, Jarmusch backs it up with real tenderness and sophistication."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 3.5 "Quietly robust and keenly insightful in its melancholy mode... unconditionally infectious as a wry commentary mixing pathos and pleasure at the expense of an aging Don Juan"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng A- "Treats of serious matters, but in a delightfully quirky and curiously affecting way."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 " Provides an anatomy of a middle-aged burned-out man who is led unwillingly to a place where he can get in touch with his feelings. "   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "In the wasteland of August releases, this entry shines like a beacon lighting the way to a theater."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 5/5 "Bill Murray reluctantly goes on the road to find the son he didn't know he had in Jim Jarmusch's brilliant, sentimental-but-surprising film."   Netflix   James Rocchi '4/4' "A wholly and ingeniously realized joy."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "Propping the film up ... is Murray, here given only a bareboned subset of his emotional range to work with and still able to create a being of identifiable depth."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 2.5/4 "Jarmusch, himself approaching middle age, has Don looking back with Zen fortitude and deadpan sobriety, but what's missing from the film is sensitivity."   Slant Magazine   Jeremiah Kipp "Broken Flowers is a road movie in the same sense that Sideways is a buddy movie — it takes on a familiar genre in order to screw with our expectations."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox B "won't satisfy mainstream audiences looking for easy resolution, but Jarmusch rightfully refuses to make the films that Hollywood demands"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit "With their world-weary mantles of minimalism, Jim Jarmusch and Bill Murray are a match made in one of the bleaker neighborhoods of heaven."   FilmFreak.be   Jonathan F. Richards 3/4 "How absolutely fascinating and depressing it must be to have a past."   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller 2.5/5 "Broken Flowers is a quiet, contemplative film of the sort Bill Murray has been allying himself to lately, but so quiet that I am not to this day sure what exactly I heard."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery '3.5/5' "Here, minimal is more."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner "I have no idea what Broken Flowers is supposed to be, beside an inconsequential study in awkward reunions."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B+ "Rushmore's Herman Blume bored by too many conquests or Lost in Translation's Bob Harris if he'd never left his hotel room"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "This is a film about insufficiency on so many levels, a film not of hipster indifference, but of a certain effete inability to react."   Not Coming to a Theater Near You   Leo Goldsmith 3/5 "Former goofball Murray, who's aged into a glacial icon of chilly sadness, is the perfect vehicle for writer-director Jarmusch's brand of detached, hipster cool."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 3/4 "The little moments, and the chance to participate in them, make Broken Flowers good"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 3/5 "It's about questions, not easy answers, and its refusal to provide them might frustrate some viewers unaccustomed to Jarmusch's elliptical style."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 4/4 "When the end credits started to roll, an awed numbness came over me; I was more moved by the film than I had expected, and I knew I had seen something great."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "Brilliantly complex and vivid performances make this film a moving exploration of all we do to find meaning in our lives."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow B+ "Exhibits a confident delicacy and palpable, mature sadness."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 4/5 "... um retrato perfeito de seu protagonista, revelando-se mais interessante quando visto à distância."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 4.5/5 "Jarmusch catches life with nuance and charm ... it's like a delicate variation on About Schmidt."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C- "Though bits of this plodding film work pretty well...Broken Flowers is a mixed bag of vignettes."   TheFilmJournal.com (Ohio)   Rick Curnutte C "Aggressively unsatisfying. It is an anti-road film that is also anti-entertaining."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B "[Bill Murray's] languidness walks a fine line that could have been a detriment to “Broken Flowers” and the helmer/writer handles it with skill."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 3.5/5 "... anyone with a 'past' will find something that resonates."   JWR   S. James Wegg B+ "Like a flower, Jarmusch's story grows more beautiful as it slowly unfolds to reveal delicate but intoxicating inner truths."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Sean O'Connell "[A] well-meaning but remote picture."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 7/10 "The emotional quest for something meaningful is more important than the ambiguous destination."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 3.5/4 "If an actor can be an auteur, Murray's making a case for himself."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 3/4 Read review   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 8/10 Read review   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo  (1 - 48) of 48 OFCS Rating: 88% Fresh Page   1