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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNothing 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.”
- 50The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerAlthough 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.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe film lacks the originality or wit to differentiate it from the countless other indie romantic comedies littering our screens.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesMary HoulihanChicago Sun-TimesMary HoulihanLanguage 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.
- 40Los Angeles TimesGlenn WhippLos Angeles TimesGlenn WhippThe 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.
- 38New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmePart 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.
- 30Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesBack 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.
- 12Slant MagazineSlant MagazineA feigned attempt at a stereotypically quirky indie film that has virtually nothing in the way of formal sophistication or narrative ambition.
- 10Village VoiceErnest HardyVillage VoiceErnest HardyFull 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.