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.

First of all, Bill Murray does not have the emotional range or complexity as an actor to handle this material. He is supposed to have mixtures of regret, longing and optimism in his search but his expression is always the same old, broken sad guy carrying flowers and looking for something he cannot find.There is not much story here that we have not seen in "High Fidelity" or "Ghost of Girlfriend's Past" about tracking down old girlfriends to find the truth and make things right. He also had the same forlorn portrayal in "Lost in Translation" which is a great film. All the same expressions.As a huge Murray fan, there is no one who enjoys him more, but I have seen this character and this movie too many times.There is only one reason I wanted to write a review. Beautiful little Alexis Dziena plays a very cute, sexy and fun temptation (which Murray ignores) who drops all of her clothes for a fantastic nude scene. It does not last long enough but I am glad I saw her. Nice babe and very appealing, joyous actress.

With the high rating on IMDb and a very impressive cast, then I must admit that I had initially expected something more extraordinary from this movie. Having seen it now, I will say that I sit here with a 'was that it?' sensation as the movie came to an end.The storyline was just a bit too simplistic to fully be all that entertaining and the movie was just lacking momentum. It just never got out of first gear and into speed. And even with an impressive cast putting on great performances, then they could not muster to lift the storyline up to a more entertaining level. And I think that director Jim Jarmusch didn't really fully rise to the occasion.What makes "Broken Flowers" watchable and actually worth watching is the impressive performance by Bill Murray, along with some great supporting acting from Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange and Tilda Swinton. Bill Murray was really in his ace in the role of Don Johnston, just a shame that the storyline was a ball and chain around his ankle.Having seen "Broken Flowers" once, I can honestly say that I am not going to Watch it a second time, because it just doesn't have that much weight to sustain multiple viewings.

I haven't yet been able to pin down the exact location of all of the ex- girlfriends, but there are two clues that lead me to believe that the real estate agent (second visit) sent the letter. In the very beginning of the movie, the camera follows the route of the letter through the post office sorting machine, and briefly stops at a point where you can see other letters in the sorting box which come from and are addressed to people in New Jersey )you'll have to use the pause button and examine the frame carefully to see this). The real estate agent in the second visit, according to her pink business card, works in Richmond Lake, New Jersey. Has anyone determined whether any of the other ex-girlfriends also live in New Jersey?