noname Both good and bad reviews make valid points. Plot-wise...Thismoviewill sometimes resemble'The Field" amovie I thinkis really wonderfulwith WilliamHarris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Tom Berringer It'll take a while to see what I mean. Broken Fences is paced slowlyandit was difficult tosee the pont the first half hour...and then, to me,it became very predictable...still, I foundit engaging from the start. I still don't know what the dramatic opening shot exactluy refers to.I do think this is worth watching...especially if you have notseen the vastly superior 'The Field" which I'd bet thedirector offences studied acutely. On it's own...on the good side...the movie initially createws enough confusion that it kept my curiosity up...knowing it was gonna be a movie that revealed elements in it's future.Not great but not bad...worth looking at.

zif ofoz And that hilarity comes from this ... movie(?) ... being sssooo bad.Everything about this story is just simpleminded; simpleminded script, simpleminded plot, simpleminded dialog, simpleminded acting, etc. I had to watch because I guess I needed a simpleminded laugh.Here's the plot - Joe is a simpleminded man trying to earn a simple life on his simple ranch (by the way does 3 or 4 cows and 3 chickens make a ranch?) He knows about 42 simple words. He simply has the hots for Kim who runs the local simple general store/cafe. I think she had about 5 cans of soup and a bag of flower. One day Dylan comes home from jail to help his dad Joe on the simple ranch. Now Dylan is the epitome of simpleminded! He tell his dad to put the blast on Kim. While dad & Kim are getting drunk at the local bar (she tells Joe she practically lives there!!!) Dylan stays home to protect the ranch from lions and then shoots some dude dead because Dylan didn't like the way the dude spelled FAGG (thats the spelling). Joe & Kim are simply besotted with each other and don't realize that Dylan has a body buried under foot.The sheriff comes looking for the now dead dude. Dylan doesn't care for the sheriff snooping about so Dylan shoots him too. Now Kim comes out to this simple ranch and discovers the dead sheriff. At that moment Dylan decides to get into a 'rasslin match' with Kim. Kim suddenly finds herself impaled on a giant hay bale hook and simply dies. Joe walks in and grabs his son telling him how much he loves him and then shoots Dylans innards out with his simple handgun. Joe goes to his simple log house, puts on a country record, sits down and I guess he just wants to think about and enjoy his simple life.The end !

Jack Kass This gem of an indie is worth it for the fantastically vibrant cinematography alone. It was shot on location in Park County, Colorado (the real South Park) and offers a slice of rugged mountain life that still exists in all its beauty, hardship, and yes, tragedy. The film draws you in with its down home appeal of a young man rebuilding his life after a stint in prison, and his father who, mending his own fences, heroically tries to help his son. Soon the young mans troubles snowball, and the film that so easily charmed the viewer charts an unchangeable course for personal disaster. The suspense is genuine, and the ending is shocking and tragic in a wonderfully Shakespearean way. Among the themes richly woven into this tale are tragic fate, family obligations, and social justice. The story may seem a bit melodramatic, but it is a matter of style that hearkens back to the origins of the original westerns, and melodrama itself. Plus, you'd really be surprised to find how many families out there have similar stories to this one--and some even more shocking. If you are looking for a sugary sweet Hollywood ending here, move on. But keep in mind that Hollywood would never have the courage to make this film with this ending, which is what makes independent film so refreshing. And if you think the ending is overly harsh... ... you need to re-read your Shakespeare! The production values are low, but the themes and story telling rich, rewarding, and haunting... And again, the cinematography is beautiful!

kuno-5 This movie is as tedious as they get with a weak story line, wooden acting, one cliché after another and an embarrassingly contrived ending. Don't waste your time - you will be disappointed.As the story opened I quickly got the feeling that things in this place move along at a glacial pace and everyone speaks in stereotyped cowboy English. I can't believe there is still a script writer in America who would make a character say "Howdy sheriff". It goes downhill from there. I really can't understand how this film is getting any glowing reviews. Maybe they are all relatives of the director or investors in the film. It really is the only possible explanation.