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Broken Trail
EMAILPRINTMINISERIES: AMC, begins Sunday 6/25 at 8:00p
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 15 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 45 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Western
First Air Date: June 25, 2006
Summary
Starring Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church, Greta Scacchi, Chris Mulkey, Rusty Schwimmer, Gwendoline Yeo, and Scott Cooper
AMC's first original miniseries is a western helmed by veteran film and television director Walter Hill.
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Christian Science MonitorGloria Goodale
This elegant, shaggy dog of a 19th-century western takes us on a painfully human journey across the old West.
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyKen 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]
NewsdayDiane 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.
Read Full Review >San Jose Mercury NewsCharlie McCollum
The finest purely American TV film to come along in some time.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Any fan of Westerns, or of Duvall, will not be disappointed if this "Trail" is followed.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
It's a little movie that feels big, without being self-consciously cinematic.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda 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.
Read Full Review >Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
A richly entertaining winner, a saga that both stirs the emotions and whips up vivid outbursts of satisfying, varmint-vanquishing action.
Read Full Review >People WeeklyTom Gliatto
These joined stories never forge into one strong plot, but there's always Duvall. [3 Jul 2006, p.35]
Wall Street JournalNancy 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.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterBarry 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.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
We've seen all these characters countless times before in movie and TV westerns, but the actors give them distinction here.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesAlessandra 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.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
While this "Trail" ain't exactly broken, some judicious editing could have fixed it.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 9.1 (out of 10) based on 45 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Bernhard W gave it a10:
wonderfull epic film adventure.. Story great, pictures wonderfull, and people so much to love. thats the stuff keeping sole up. regards bernd
Henry E gave it a10:
It's a beautiful and moving film, a masterpiece. Robert Duvall is truley a great actor.
Juana G. gave it a10:
When will BROKEN TRAIL with ROBERT DUVALL air again and on which CHANNEL?
scott s gave it an8:
great movie - some unusual components not usually seen in a western. "Gus" rides again !!!!!! Broken Trail is a nice compliment to Lonesome Dove - cwetainly not quite in the same league - but one of the great western movies that i have seen. Sorry guys - Open Range is a decent movie, but not even in the same conversation with Lonesome Dove - the #1 Western of all time !!!!!!!!
Keith A gave it a10:
Not since Lonsom Dove Has there been a great epic western. I think Robert Duvall is one of America's great treasures.
Marcy W gave it a10:
I applaud Broken Trail. Thank you AMC a million times over for producing and airing a program that was "wholesome" and well done. A great cowboy movie, with characters reflecting strong character. My husband and I loved it and recommend it to all of our friends
Gizelle D gave it a10:
A wonderful story that pulls at heart strings, with just the right rhythm to keep you wanting more. Job well done!
