Language of a Broken Heart
House Lights Media | Release Date: March 8, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
5
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMar 7, 2013
Nothing terribly special here, but perfectly played and a spiritual cousin to such early ’90s indies as “Naked in New York” and “Ed’s Next Move.” Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesMary HoulihanApr 25, 2013
Language of a Broken Heart has the Lifetime Network written all over it. It’s a fitting entry for that venue but as a theatrical feature, it’s simply not up to the task. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 10, 2013
The film lacks the originality or wit to differentiate it from the countless other indie romantic comedies littering our screens. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMar 7, 2013
Although Language of a Broken Heart, a romantic comedy written by and starring Juddy Talt, eventually drowns in clichés and predictability, it has a few decent moments of humor and some appealing performances that make it marginally better than most vanity projects. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesGlenn WhippMar 14, 2013
The film, directed by first-timer Rocky Powell, has a different happy ending in mind, one that adheres to rom-com formulas in a manner that should give it a second life on basic cable. Just don't expect to fall hard for it. Read full review
38
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeMar 7, 2013
Part of the limp-rag ambience is due to Talt, who seems to be channeling Sarah Jessica Parker — which, unsurprisingly, does not work. Mostly it’s due to the script, which fails to meet the major romantic-comedy requirement of being clever about keeping lovers apart. All by itself, “The hero is kind of a drip” doesn’t cut it. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesMar 27, 2013
Back to that question of medium: Scrubbed of the few, ill-fitting four-letter words that earned it an R, Language of a Broken Heart might have made a passable Hallmark or Lifetime TV movie, cushioned by the TV-movie context. But as a theatrical prospect, it’s a fail. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineDrew HuntMar 2, 2013
A feigned attempt at a stereotypically quirky indie film that has virtually nothing in the way of formal sophistication or narrative ambition. Read full review
10
Village VoiceErnest HardyMar 5, 2013
Full of familiar tropes, exhausted rhythms, self-conscious references to genre forebears...Language of a Broken Heart, directed by Rocky Powell from a screenplay by Juddy Talt, is pure product. Read full review
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