Veteran Oscar nominated actress Sally Kirkland (Anna) stars in Broken Roads, an affecting family drama that suffers from over-indulgence on the part of its feature debuting director/writer Justin Chambers. What might have made a strong Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation has here been unaccountably stretched out to a punishing two-and-a-half hour length. That the actors shout a good portion of the dialogue only adds to the overwrought atmosphere. The story begins with 17-year-old Aldo (Aidan Bristow) suffering a car crash that kills his mother. The grief-stricken teen is thus forced to move to
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- 12/17/2012
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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