Friday, 26 April 2013

Day 116: Broken Flowers



After being dumped again, Don (Bill Murray) finds out that he might have a teenage son. His wannabe-detective neighbour, Winston (Jeffrey Wright), sends him off on a journey that will see him revisit 5 of his old girlfriends to try and find out which of them is the mother of his child.

Don seems to just be coasting along, he doesn’t get passionate about anything. Even when Sherry (Julie Delpy) is leaving him, he doesn’t fight for the relationship or even really seem to care all that much that she’s going. When he goes to visit his old girlfriends it is obviously awkward and he doesn’t seem to know what to say or how to act around them. They haven’t seen each other in 20 years, it must be difficult when faced with someone from your past like that. I wonder how it feels.

Anyway, I was thoroughly bored throughout the entire film. I understand that it’s not supposed to be some high drama thing and it’s just about loneliness and whatnot but god, it was just so dull.

4/10

1 comment:

  1. "I actually wouldn't mind being a postie.
    Odd break-up, there's no life in it at all.
    Just open the bloody letter, christ.
    So you have a son. That must be weird for guys, you could just wake up one day and there's a person running around with your DNA. Mad.
    Winston is a babe.
    Ugh, this is so boring. Please get better.
    Hm, that kid is dressed suspiciously like him.
    Why would you call your kid Lolita?
    Oh my god, why are you naked? Ha yes, run away, that's the best idea.
    Professional closet organiser? Is this actually a thing? People are the laziest bastards.
    Oh god, why would you have sex with her? I don't understand people and the sex all the time.
    She's clearly lonely and you're just taking off.
    This is killing me. So bloody boring.
    This just seems like an awkward thing. You haven't seen these women in 20 years and you're just dropping in on their lives.
    Hm, he's overly nice in a way that seems aggressive.
    "Animal Communicator" Haaaaahahaha.
    She can hear animals speak to her. How are you not laughing?
    Gays? Am I seeing gays?
    Oh my god, I want a pink motorbike.
    PINK TYPEWRITER.
    You have a really peaceful face, why can't we see more of you?
    That's it? You're just away home?!
    Oh for the love of fuck, please just DO SOMETHING.
    Ehh, philosophy and girls. Good mix. You should've been in more of the film.
    YAWN."

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