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Broken Flowers

This completely pathetic film about an old man (Bill Murray in one of his worst roles) who goes in search of a son he did not know he had. He visits 5 of his old girlfriends from 20 years ago. The film goes absolutely nowhere and you almost have to fast-forward it to get through it. There are long shots of Murrary just staring blankly or just driving or reading a map. He has the same lost look that was so appropriate in 'Lost In Translation' and is so useless and unrecognizable here. There is also senseless nudity now and then for no apparent reason. It doesn't even titillate.

Avoid it like the plague.