Broken is simply extraordinary. It's the story of faith, broken faith, addiction, poverty, illness, death, and so many other somber human issues that are seldom well examined on television. And yet, somehow, the show manages to transcend its own darkness and become a richly fulfilling viewer experience. This is due primarily to two things: the first is the script. It's the kind of writing that if it had been a novel, would have won awards across the board. Beautiful, spare, searing, evocative. And then the acting: every single person in this program is superb, but it's Sean Bean, who carries it all -- an actor who always seemed to be more than adequate turns out to be an actor far, far better than his previous roles would have indicated. He is, in a word, perfect.
It's not an easy program to watch, but I can't think of a more rewarding experience than spending six hours in Broken. I look forward to doing it again.
It's not an easy program to watch, but I can't think of a more rewarding experience than spending six hours in Broken. I look forward to doing it again.