phantomx151

Sorry Martin, this felt very under par in terms of quality. There were parts of the movie where people within the crowd could feel the energy of a scene which lost its aim. There were laughs at parts where normal human beings would normally not laugh. Some of the lines were terrible. The editing at times looked like something out of a really bad student film. But what kept me going was the acting. When it was solid, it was SOLID. Matt and Leo are fan-freakin-tastic. The complexity of each of their characters dealing with their surroundings and the dynamic between Damon and Farmiga is amazing. Very true to life. But unfortunately the movie would anti-gravitize itself with a scene, sadly usually involving Jack Nicholson, which a line would be said or something would happen that seemed entirely out of place. Maybe that was the point to add a bit of awkward realism. But from a movie-going standpoint, it ruined the flow of certain parts. Over-all it was entertaining and the acting was phenomenal but definitely not a classic. I think Scorcese can definitely do better.

I don't think I've seen so many people shot in the head in a movie before.

I decided to check this movie out as I am now studying William Blake poems in my English class. This movie is flat out brilliant. To see Jarmusch make something as pretentious as Broken Flowers is kind of shocking. The amount of symbolism and metaphor in this movie is awesome. A real tribute to the actual William Blake. If ever Blake took a quest, this was it. I knew this movie was going to be good as soon as I saw the vast list of slightly eccentric actors lined up in it. This script must have touched something deeply spiritual in all of them and I, if I were them, would have felt as if I wasn't even in the film. So many times was I moved to tears. It is its own entity. Amazing movie. I'm definitely adding it to my collection.