Louise (Karen Gillan) is a 28 year old mess. She breaks her hip while trying to sneak into her ex-boyfriend's apartment. Her hospital roommate Antonina (Malgorzata Zajaczkowska) is a cranky old lady who speaks only Polish. She ends up in physical therapy with a bunch of old ladies and befriends former enemy Antonina.

Antonina is a little too mean at the start. I'm not sure where she crossed the line. It would be more compelling if she turned up a Polish song instead of English TV. Gillan is doing a terrific job as usual. She's endearing with Antonina. What I love most is her trouble dealing with her mother.

Dreadful New York drama "Late Bloomers" tries excrutiatingly hard to be a poignant character-study life-lesson on immature hopelessness flourishing heart-warmingly into well-rounded adulthood... but it falls miserably flat. Karen Gillan (a decent actress - woefully overcooking it here) is a self-pitying, aimless, 28 year old whiner who on engaging obnoxious old Polish Malgorzata Zajaczkowska supposedly grows into being a better person. Despite nice support from slow-rising star Jermaine Fowler, respective first-time director & screenwriter Lisa Steen & Anna Greenfield really pooped the bed badly on this turkey. It is a stinking turd. Flush it away.

Multilayered drama full with emotions that range from humorous, sad, sorrowful to those of unfulfilled love. Karen Gillan as Louise, is a perfect personification of a late 20's lady reeling after a breakup, and whatever happens in the film, she is the centre of the story. You will notice that, as the movie goes on, you find out there's a lot more to her. Heartache that extends beyond a straightforward breakup has impacted her life and everything else is interwoven into it. We are brought into her life and the feelings she has because of her past, helping us to understand her friendship with an elderly woman who speaks Polish only - all this adds quiet emotion to the narrative, but creates simultaneously the subplot to the main story, as well. The unspoken magic of connection between two unlikely characters makes possible for the anxious Louise to teach the old woman Antonina how to move into the future while missing her past. All those characters feel essential to bring every single feeling to life in the numerous film scenes while assembling the puzzle of life full of hidden love.