Michael O'Keefe Fair to maudlin is country singer Toby Keith's first film. Former high school sweethearts, Bo Price(Keith), a fading country music singer, and Angela Denton(Kelly Preston), a television reporter, return to their small hometown after the deaths of their younger brothers in a military training exercise. Bo and Angela have to deal with the past and the future. The out-of-the-spotlight Price meets his 16-year old daughter Dixie(Lindsey Haun), who is a musician herself...a rock musician. Angela has to deal with her father(Burt Reynolds), who has been out of sorts with her since she left home pregnant. Her mother(Tess Harper)tries to mediate a truce before having a minor stroke. Bo calls on his friends Willie Nelson and BeBe Winans to sing at the memorial service for the five hometown lost soldiers. Dixie is also asked to sing her own song "Broken" and it melts hearts. The future no longer seems so bleak. Also in the movie are: Katie Finneran, Anna Maria, Josh Henderson and Steve Coulter.

cbeamer-2 I am a huge Toby Keith fan. Living in Canada, this film wasn't released locally and even when it was advertised as being played on CMT, it still didn't air in my area.I had seen trailers for the movie and some of the promotional airings on TV. I had already purchased the soundtrack, which I loved. However, I bought the movie sight unseen and absolutely loved it. Toby's scenes were so natural. It was like he wasn't acting at all. The interactions between the characters was excellent. The music fit the storyline perfectly and the movie gave me new appreciation for the soundtrack. I can't say enough good things about the movie. It rates a big "two thumbs up" in my book!

stoogedude I have seen many movies over the years, so I may be a little too discriminating. That said, Broken Bridges did not live up to my expectations. The writing wasn't the best. The directing wasn't the best. And the sound people should never work in Hollywood again.That's not to say that Toby Keith is a bad actor. Quite the contrary, he shows real potential, and I really hope to see him in other movies, hopefully movies that are better written and allow Toby to really show his acting chops. Toby said that while it may not seem like a stretch, he is really different from his character, and unlike the real life Toby, Bo is struggling with his career. Toby...you're a great singer, brilliant songwriter, outstanding performer...but this wasn't much of a stretch. A cop, a lawyer, a teacher, or even a biker allows you to try out your acting chops. Toby plays a country singer, and Toby is really a country singer. Toby Keith's character dresses like...Toby Keith. But Toby did give a good performance, so I applaud him for that.Lindsey Haun had better become a big star. She's beautiful, and shes a great singer and actress...a double WHAMMY! Her performance of Broken was one of the highlights of the movie. This wasn't a huge blockbuster film, but I hope it was big enough to get people to notice this great talent.The soundtrack was very good, I'll give it that. But I was expecting much more with this film. It's great that so many people on here like it. It just wasn't for me.

marty519 What starts off as a slower paced, mom vs daughter in modern times film, slowly, moves into it's real plot which is you can come home if you left your heart there. The film does a great job in developing the relationship between the characters present and past and what might have been and what still might be. It develops, without over developing, the deep value of family and the simple things in life. The editing was a bit choppy, but the acting, music and story all work. The story includes headliners from country, but the director did not let them steal the film, nor distract from it, just contribute to it which is no small feat in film today.