The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Blistering performances.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

It could have been a good movie IF you would have knowned WHO or IF he had a son!

I'm sorry, but I guess the fact that I've seen literally 1000's of movies in my 60 years must mean that I'm incapable of understanding this sort of avant-garde type film. The fact that, every 5 minutes, I was saying out loud to the TV, either, "This movie sucks!" or "This better have a really good ending!" must mean that I'm just a dumb rube who only enjoys Westerns or JCVD chop-sockie flix. OK, it's full of deep meaning. Then can anyone explain how Don can "stop by" to see women he hasn't seen for 20 years and never really have to give them any explanation as to what he's doing there? Deeper than that, I'm sure. The depressed and introspective character of Donnie JohnsTon is what film gurus must love. Me, I think he's just a rehash of his Lost in Translation guy, although I liked that movie a lot.So my TV was getting tired of listening to me, probably as much as I was tiring of watching it, and I think to myself, pause a moment and say to myself, "OH NO! This better not end like...." and the screen goes to blank. Roll credits. You gotta be kidding me.I've given this film 3 stars because, in my undoubtedly uneducated understanding of good cinema, the saving grace was the character of Lolita's nude scene. That was worth 10 stars alone. But hey, I'm just a stupid guy.

Don (middle-aged bachelor, starred Bill Murray) received an anonymous letter from an ex-lover, informing him that he has a son aged 19 who maybe looking for him. Don's neighbor made Don narrowed down the possibility to four former lovers and moved him to visit them to search for answers.The subject sounds dramatic (or has the possibility to be dramatic). However, since the director is Jim Jarmusch, you cannot expect him to tell a classical Hollywood story. The story is told in a smooth way, with little ups and downs and an open ending. I'm not very sure about the theme, but very impressed by Don's detached attitude towards life and his hesitation on actions. I like the story's mood, which is very well created by appropriate blank in characters' relationship and narrative rhythm, as well as Bill Murray's natural performance. Broken Flowers is the second film of Jim Jarmusch I saw, after Only Lovers Left Alive. Both of them made me feel there is some nature beauty in Jim Jarmusch's film language. It seems he creates beautiful scenes with little effort, just like the way he tells his story, which has some natural lightness in it.

One of my favourite Jarmusch films that I have thus far seen.I liked Bill Murray's casual, down played character and his contemplative, observations and subtle reactions on his mid-life antic.All of this pessimistic protagonist's former sweethearts are perfect incongruities with their own world of irony to rival his. Great performances by Julie Delpy and Sharon Stone.It plays out as an insightful, tellingly ironic and darkly comic journey about untied ends and broken relationships, with a central character piecing together puzzle and searching for his ex lover who may have given birth to his unknown son.This is a simple yet touching story with people you relate to and end up caring about and wanting to understand, despite their patent imperfections.