Critic Reviews
| 100 |
Christian Science Monitor Gloria Goodale
This elegant, shaggy dog of a 19th-century western takes us on a painfully human journey across the old West. |
| 91 |
Entertainment Weekly Ken Tucker
If it weren't for the commercials and basic-cable cutaways from some violence, you'd swear you were watching a classic Western. [23 Jun 2006, p.66] |
| 90 |
Newsday Diane Werts
This four-hour gem is exquisite from start to finish, rife with the texture of its place and time, rich with human understanding expressed in everyday articulation and small gestures. |
| 90 |
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
The finest purely American TV film to come along in some time. |
| 88 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
Any fan of Westerns, or of Duvall, will not be disappointed if this "Trail" is followed. |
| 80 |
Chicago Tribune Allison Benedikt
A gorgeous piece of cinema. |
| 80 |
Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd
It's a little movie that feels big, without being self-consciously cinematic. |
| 75 |
New York Post Linda Stasi
"Broken Trail" is a Western in the old-fashioned vein - one that keeps the action moving, but along an even, and sometimes verrry slow trail. |
| 75 |
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
A richly entertaining winner, a saga that both stirs the emotions and whips up vivid outbursts of satisfying, varmint-vanquishing action. |
| 75 |
People Weekly Tom Gliatto
These joined stories never forge into one strong plot, but there's always Duvall. [3 Jul 2006, p.35] |
| 70 |
Wall Street Journal Nancy DeWolf Smith
While "Broken Trail" is plot driven and not without action, it is most of all a languid elegy about the olden days on the Western ranges. |
| 70 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
It's a Western miniseries with impeccable pedigree, memorable characters, breathtaking cinematography and a story that seems almost as if it had been put together by a committee. |
| 60 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
We've seen all these characters countless times before in movie and TV westerns, but the actors give them distinction here. |
| 60 |
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
"Broken Trail" is not as well written or compelling as "Lonesome Dove," but Mr. Duvall brings an earthy believability to even the most plodding lines. |
| 60 |
Variety Brian Lowry
While this "Trail" ain't exactly broken, some judicious editing could have fixed it. |
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