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Broken Trail
MINISERIES: AMC, begins Sunday 6/25 at 8:00p


9.1

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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.

GENRE(S):	Western
FIRST AIR DATE:	June 25, 2006
LAST AIR DATE:	June 26, 2006
ALSO ON:	Concludes Monday 6/26 at 8:00p.

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...

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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.

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]

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.

San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum

The finest purely American TV film to come along in some time.

New York Daily News David Hinckley

Any fan of Westerns, or of Duvall, will not be disappointed if this "Trail" is followed.

Chicago Tribune Allison Benedikt

A gorgeous piece of cinema.

Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd

It's a little movie that feels big, without being self-consciously cinematic.

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.

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.

People Weekly Tom Gliatto

These joined stories never forge into one strong plot, but there's always Duvall. [3 Jul 2006, p.35]

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.

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.

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.

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.

Variety Brian Lowry

While this "Trail" ain't exactly broken, some judicious editing could have fixed it.

The average user rating for this tv 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!

Broken Trail MINISERIES: AMC, begins Sunday 6/25 at 8:00p

Broken Trail
MINISERIES: AMC, begins Sunday 6/25 at 8:00p