What is with the Indie flicks?

Broken Flowers - Bill Murray is Don Johnston - not Don Johnson, an aging Don Juan. The movie opens with his present girlfriend leaving him. He receives a card in the mail which states that a former girlfriend from 20 years ago found out she was pregnant and decided to keep the baby. The letter states that she has not told her son who the father is but that he is a bright boy and may figure it out. Don's neighbor, Winston is a wannabe detective and goads Don into visiting the four women he dated at that time to determine if the letter was speaking the truth. Don's visit to each woman last a varying length of time and with varying results.

This movie has the requisite indie feel - the lingering shots, the "dead" screen time, and the feeling that it ends with no point. I loved the secondary characters, and the parade of past lovers - each one different, sad, and lovely in their own right. This movie moves too slowly for comfort and doesn't give one a feeling of resolution. The one thing I will say for the movie, it gives you perspective on the fear of the unknown. The idea that you could have a child in the world and not know about it - boggles the mind. I don't know if I would say this is a rental, but if you liked Bill Murray in Lost In Translation you'd probably enjoy this film.