Broken Trail (Two-disc)
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Movie Reviews of Broken Trail (Two-disc)
Movie Review: Top Notch Western Tale
Summary: 5 Stars
Broken Trail was recommended to me by a friend as a modern Western that I would enjoy. I missed it on TV, but had a chance to get it via Netflix recently. Watched it with my wife and truly enjoyed the movie. Good story, excellent scenery, interesting characters, and a gun fight, or two.
Robert Duvall continues proving that he is a great Western actor who can handle mature and complex characters. He is not the Duke or Clint, but has a style all his own. Thomas Haden Church provides a surprisingly strong performance as the reluctant nephew. He has come a long way from his "Wings" days. Many other reviews detail the plot, so no reason for me to rehash it.
I think the two things I enjoyed most about the film are the scenery (stunning) and the realistic depiction of the West. I always imaginged the West to be a dirty, harsh, tough and dangerous setting. The movie does an excellent job of depicting this era. If you like other Westerns like Open Range, or Lonesome Dove, then you will enjoy this one as well. I highly recommend it.
Movie Review: A Western that is Enjoyable to Watch Again and Again
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent western that has beautiful scenery, a great story line and excellent acting. Robert Duvall as Print Ritter plays an old cowhand who decides to take horses from Oregon to Sheridan, Wyoming in 1898 to sell them to an Englishman who needs them for the British army. He takes along his nephew played by Thomas Haden Church. Early on they come across a slave trader with young Chinese women and girls being taken to a mining camp. They run into a bad man who is real life (not some comic book character like some of the old westerns) and the story gets more interesting as it proceeds to a natural western like climax. Along the way, the scenery, the acting, and the story line kept me interested, so interested that I enjoy seeing this western again and again. And, unlike many modern westerns that seem to revel in violence (ever since the Wild Bunch of the late 1960s) this one is not overly violent, and it doesn't have to be. It is very enjoyable and higly recommended just the way that it is.Movie Review: Finally, a "western" that embraces more than mere machismo . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
As an old lover of "oaters" who thought the genre was mired in the narcissism of the Zane Grey/Owen Wister perceptions until that high watermark and irreducible teleseries, "Lonesome Dove," I was pleasantly surprised AND impressed by this two-parter, equally "true" and moving if not quite as embracive and detailed as the former.
This Walter Hill effort boasts as flawless a production, from writing through casting and the visuals, plus right-on performancw all around, as to set its own standards.
And, as a Chinese-American, its singular and "authentic" period Chinese plotline peg struck me as precedential AND arresting.
Now, if only someone could make the "back story" to the five Chinese girls who literally "make" this movie what it is, playing off the standard western white hat/black hat themes. Beautifully, I must add.
In my book, one for the books.
Movie Review: Duvall is the Godfather of all Cowboys
Summary: 5 Stars
Beginning with his role as Augustes McCrae in Lonesome Dove(1989), Robert Duvall has carved out his place in western cinimatic history as the Ultimate American Cowboy. This is not to be confused with the great personae that a certain Mr. Eastwood, among others, has created during his remarkable film career. We're not talking about the "man with no name" that is today's hero, but rather the real cowboy that would also have been revered in his own time. In Broken Trail, Robert Duvall continues his portrayal of the sage old cowboy who is frought with human frailties, yet hard-edged enough to survive the dangers of his period. Just watch for Duvall's mouth movements such as spitting, chewing or the one-handed smoothing his mustache with a bit of saliva. He is THE GREAT AMERICAN COWBOY and this wonderfully crafted western should be watched just for Robert Duvall's presence.Movie Review: beautiful, laconic western...
Summary: 5 Stars
It is always a pleasure to see a well-done western. Broken Trail adds to that genre with a tale about two cowboys delivering horses from Oregon to Wyoming and the troubles start when they rescue 5 Chinese girls that are destined to be sold as sex slaves. Robert Duvall is one of America's most memorable cowboys and he adds to his legend here, Thomas Haden Church is terrific as the laconic, no nonsense cowboy. The beautiful part about this original AMC is that though we've seen everything a Western could possibly offer, Broken Trail keeps surprising you and getting away from the expected formula. It has a rich storyline that keeps building and a nice balance between action, humor and on the edge of your seat expectations. But you don't need to be on the edge of your seat, sit back, kick your shoes off, pour yourself a cup of coffee and revel in a well told story.