randy filkirk Bill Murray. Bill Murray. Once you understand that part you'll go into this one hour and forty five minute sleepover film prepared. Do not expect anything meaningful, instead, expect a pick up and put down book with audio type film. I recently have been discovering jazz, and what took me to this film was Mulatu Astatki and his style of jazz. Upon hearing it in a film i realised, "someone else knows this music", and felt not alone anymore. The high point of the film is many things, but nothing. As age creeps up on you, don't you too sit there, not moving, staring into nothingness, expressionless?, i do, maybe i can also feel, "Not Alone" on that one. There were many directions this film could have taken, none of them happened, and yet i came away from this film thinking, "am i better person for having watched this"?. Well, "am i"?. To be honest, i really cannot answer that one,, no matter how long i sit motionless pondering, maybe we should all sit motionless pondering whilst this film is playing and wonder to ourselves.Do go away and think about it, maybe come back and let me know how you get on. I can neither recommend or trash this film, instead i'll just say one thing....oh wait, now it'll come to me if i sit here long enough, won't it?As an aside, is it only me who can see any resemblance of Winston to Astatki?,

jmichaelclay 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?

Python Hyena Broken Flowers (2005): Dir: Jim Jarmusch / Cast: Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton: Dark comedy about broken relationships or regret. Bill Murray plays a computer salesman who receives an unsigned letter stating that he has a son who is on a road trip to see him. His neighbour gathers all information on four potential women whom are possible mothers thus sending Murray on an odyssey. His encounters are sometimes amusing, sometimes tragic, but always surprising. Director Jim Jarmusch uses a lot of fade shots to indicate mood as Murray progresses through his travels. Murray delivers a superb performance that ranks among his best as he is met with very different responses from the four women but ultimately it is the encounter with his son that lands the biggest regret. This easily rivals the performance he gave in Lost in Translation, proving that he can be equally effective in dramas. Jeffrey Wright is hilarious as his neighbour who found the women and remains in contact as the voice of reason when all is done. Among the women are Sharon Stone and Jessica Lange whose responses are both at opposite extremes. Tilda Swinton in particular lives with bikers and her response to him is less than forgiving. Well crafted film with extreme dark tones in its presentation. Theme addresses decisions that are met with consequences and brokenness. Score: 9 / 10

richm444-214-240741 I really thoroughly enjoyed this movie.This does not have a big budget with special effects and explosions. This also does not have the banal pedestrian predictable plot where Arnold or Sly Stallone take on the evil antagonist in the form of a big ugly alien or other daunting character whereby our heroes invariably emerge victorious at the end of the production despite insurmountable odds having dodged death and defeat throughout. I found the movie very interesting and intriguing, totally unpredictable. It begins with a mystery and ends with a mystery and appears to be littered with "Easter eggs" throughout with symbolism and metaphors. In the end you will be left thinking and wondering for quite some time and long after the movie is over about the ending itself and any potentials clues, symbols or other "Easter eggs" you may have missed.The main character, Don Johnston, appears to be named in such a manner as to symbolize one who was perhaps a player who's prime was back in the 80s when Don Johnson was in his prime. However in the present day Don Johnston is retired and wealthy but a shadow of what he once was and lives a rather empty unfulfilled life falling asleep on his couch while watching TV.At the end you feel as if the final scene would be appended with a Twilight Zone epilogue by Rod Serling making his poignant comments. "Don Johnston, a man who began a quest looking for answers and instead found himself with more questions. I think Don has a few more journeys in his future, journeys to destinations known, those unknown and those that may only be found in the Twilight Zone".The plot is simple but the elements are complex. Don Johnston (Bill Murray) receives an anonymous pink letter from an Ex girl friend telling him that he has a 19 year old son that may be seeking him out. Johnston's neighbor, Winston - a wanna be detective, develops a plan for Don to visit the four potential candidates in an attempt to ascertain who exactly wrote the letter. Winston also discovers that a fifth potential candidate has since died. In contrast to Don, his neighbor, (Winston - Played by Jeff Wright) has a yard full of life - chaos, playful activity of young children with toys strewn about - a beautiful wife with the colors of green yellow and red in abundance. Winston works 3 jobs and is much younger. Clearly the color symbols are being set forth up front and early on. The contrast of Murray and Wright's characters are striking, yet they have a close enough friendship that they can walk into each other's homes without knocking. The chemistry and warm interaction of the characters is just fantastic and there is a brilliantly witty scene of the two talking on their cell phones while in the same room.Before departing on his journey Winston is briefing Johnston while at a local diner. Winston has made all the travel plans, reservations, maps and driving directions. Johnston is about to depart and we hear the train whistle in the near distance. Another symbol? We then accompany Murray's character on his journeys to meet his ex girl friends and the narrative plays out in a similar fashion to Ebeneezer Scrooge being visited by the ghosts in a Christmas Carol. When Johnston makes his final visit to the grave of an ex girl friend you cannot help but visualize the similarity to the scene in a Christmas Carol where Scrooge is set before his own grave with the ghost of Christmas future. Scrooge became a changed man but did these ghosts change Johnston ?Johnston ventures outbound and visits the four potential candidates and we see varying quantities of the red yellow and green colors throughout. Don's interactions range from dinner and sleeping together to getting the door slammed in his face and punched unconscious. We accumulate different clues along the way to determine whom we can rule out and who is potentially the writer of the letter. Before we consider which of the possible candidates wrote the letter we are provided with one additional wild card. A pink letter and envelope arrives from Johnston's current girl friend - Sherry. Winston raises the postulate that Sherry possibly fabricated the original letter. In Winston's context "just to f4#k with you ?"Johnston and Winston convene and finish the debriefing in the same diner they met before the adventure. Shortly thereafter, just outside the diner, Johnston recognizes a young man that he saw at the airport whom he believes may be his son. Johnston strikes up a conversation with the boy and buys him some food and coffee. Johnston then suggests that he is the boy's father and that they should talk. The boy over acts responding as if Johnston is crazy and runs away as if he is being chased by a pack of Rottweilers. The acting by this character was the only negative element that I found in the movie. He over acted on his shy disposition when meeting Johnston and he over reacted when Johnston suggested that he was his son.Johnston then just stares at the end of the empty street. Shortly thereafter we see a car slowly approaching and a young man peering out the window at Johnston. Could that be his son we wonder ? Johnston wonders? What state license plate is that ? Canada ? Elsewhere ? We hear the train whistle again as if to symbolize the end of a game period ? Or the end of the mystery ?Johnston is left standing there contemplating-we contemplate with him- the camera pans 360 degrees around him.Time for Rod Serling to step in and take it away- I have no idea- I loved it - I can't wait to see more of this director's workt