
The resolutely single Don Johnston has just been dumped by his latest lover, Sherry. Don resigns himself to being alone yet again and left to his own devices. Instead, he is compelled to reflect on his past when he receives by mail a mysterious pink letter. It is from an anonymous former lover and informs him that he has a 19-year-old son who may now be looking for his father. Don is urged to investigate this "mystery" by his closest friend and neighbor, Winston, an amateur s... (Full plot summary below)
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The resolutely single Don Johnston has just been dumped by his latest lover, Sherry. Don resigns himself to being alone yet again and left to his own devices. Instead, he is compelled to reflect on his past when he receives by mail a mysterious pink letter. It is from an anonymous former lover and informs him that he has a 19-year-old son who may now be looking for his father. Don is urged to investigate this "mystery" by his closest friend and neighbor, Winston, an amateur sleuth and family man. Hesitant to travel at all, Don nonetheless embarks on a cross-country trek in search of clues from four former flames. Unannounced visits to each of these unique women hold new surprises for Don as he haphazardly confronts both his past and, consequently, his present.
Leave your thoughts about Broken Flowers.
| L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasIt's a romantic comedy in which both the romance and the comedy are turned to such muted levels that any lower would require closed captioning. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA dark subject certainly, but in Murray's bouquet-bearing hands, it can still hand us a laugh. |
| Zap2it.comDan Fienberg"A simple and blissful melding of sensibilities which may be the year's best film thus far." |
| Palm Beach Daily NewsFrank HoustonDon's journey becomes a vision of lost opportunities and paths not taken, and in Murray's hands it is sublime. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersJarmusch's touch is magical; the movie a sublime meditation that left me wanting more which, in this case, is actually a very good thing. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealAll he's left with is a look of blank existential exhaustion. From this stoic clay, Murray's every twitch and flicker sculpts complex inner wounds. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanWhen 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. |
| Scene-Stealers.comEric Melin...a compelling portrait of loneliness that is the best movie of the year so far. |
| Zertinet MoviesSteven SnyderMurray, continuing his string of more serious roles, finds a remarkable balance between wanting to fit in and hiding a reservoir of unspoken pain. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea ChaseIn Murray [Jarmusch] has found his quintessential actor. |