My first review, Broken Flowers

I decided to start off reviewing a newer movie, "Broken Flowers". This movie was directed by Jim Jarmusch and starred Bill Murray, Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton, Francis Conroy, and Jessica Lange. Despite rave reviews from other sources, I have to say this movie failed to impress me.

The premise of the movie is that Bill Murray plays a washed-up Don Juan who receives a pink letter from a woman he slept with 20 years ago. The letter states that he is a father of this woman's son, and the son may be coming to find Don, Bill Murray's character. The letter is not signed, so Don starts off on a road trip to find the woman who sent the letter.

The way this movie is described you think it is going to be a good movie, but in my opinion, the film fails to go anywhere. The acting at best is bland. Bill Murray seems so stiff and indifferent throughout the movie, and it is very hard to believe that this guy was once an irresistable ladies' man. The only way that this movie seems to be interesting is possibility of finding out which of the four women Don visits sent him the letter, but the payoff isn't what you expect. After the movie was over with, I wished for the two hours I wasted on that movie back. The upside was that I did not pay to see this movie.

"Broken Flowers" comes out on DVD and VHS on Tuesday, January 3rd, if you want to see it. Maybe you'll disagree with me, but I rate this as a Don't Waste Your Time movie.

Until tomorrow, this is Gerald of 365 Flix wishing you a Happy New Year.