Broken Flowers (2005)

This was not the first time watching this Jim Jarmusch film with an engaging soundtrack. Bill Murray plays Don Johnston, a solitary man who fixes computers and lives a seemingly bland existence in a generic suburb. He appears to be devout in his singlehood and the film opens with his girlfriend dumping him. He receives an anonymous letter on pink paper telling him that he has a nineteen year old son who is looking for him. We also learn that he has had a string of girlfriends through the years.

This causes him to reflect on his life with the help of his married buddy next door. The friend sees him as a Don Juan and is eager to get involved in looking up the addresses of all the former girlfriends and plans out an itinerary for Don to visit each one to find out more about the possible son. The cast of girlfriends include Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton...all great to watch. The film takes us on this crazy journey along with "Donny" (as the women call him) to see where life has taken the women, who are all a bit quirky themselves. We get a glimpse of the emotions stirred up in the women he left behind, despite Murray's deadpan affect and clear lack of charm. This is one of those movies where a lot happens, but nothing is resolved.