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BROKEN ENGLISH Send This Review to a Friend
Parker Posey as Nora, a guest relations manager in a New York hotel, is so attractive in “Broken English,” written and directed by Zoe Cassavetes, that it is hard to believe she is having so much trouble snaring viable boyfriends. However, her acting is so on target that she makes one accept her loneliness and lack of self-assurance that compound the usual difficulties in finding Mr. Right.
We are witness to her dating disasters, but a fresh breeze wafts her way with the appearance of a French visitor, Julian, charmingly played by Melvil Poupaud. Bingo! But only up to a point. He’s heading back to Paris and Nora doesn’t have the guts to tear up her roots and accept his invitation to go with him.
But this is a romantic film and the screenplay arranges a second chance for her, abetted by her friend Audrey (Drea De Matteo). However, there is a serious complication on arrival in Paris. Have no fear. The screenplay works it out.
You have to be willing to accept contrivance, but the film is carried by Posey’s special appeal in this particular outing in her eclectic career. Nora’s mother is played by the director’s mother, outstanding actress Gene Rowlands. Cassevetes, whose father was the renowned director John Cassavetes, has created a smart looking film and one that taps into the ever-challenging world of women who struggle to locate the right man and find happiness ever after. A Magnolia Pictures release.
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