Broken English

Disappointing offering from the last Cassavetes-Rowlands kid to entertain the notion that talent is genetic: I can’t speak about Xan yet, but her brother Nick is, so far, no more impressive. Well, this is an implausible, derivative romance, driven by its likable but privileged and self-pitying “woman lost” heroine. Nora is a realistic character, if not very deeply drawn, but above all Parker Posey breathes life into her in a way that is impressive to watch. Outside her performance, the film is hit & miss. Oh, and my heart skipped a beat when I first caught sight of my Gena, still luminous after all these years; and it tickles me to see her married to Peter Bogdanovich here (as Ben Gazzara elsewhere). Anyway, a pleasant unremarkable film.