Broken Vows

  • TV Movie
  • Thriller
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Mystery
1/28/1987
95

A priest who falls in love and doubts his beliefs and needs time to understand how he really feels.

When Father Joseph Hennessey visits the home of one of his parishioners to offer last rights,he becomes embroiled in a plot which ultimately shakes his faith to its very foundation. Intrigued by the dying man's mention of "Nim," and fascinated by the man's saintly demeanor, Father Joseph's curiosity is redoubled when a beautiful young woman enters his church to question the young priest about the deceased man. Father Joseph and the woman, whom he discovers to be the "Nim" in question, embark upon an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man's death.

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  • Wuchak

    Big city drama (with Tommy Lee Jones and Annette O'Toole) tackles the hard issues

    In a dubious neighborhood in Manhattan, a Catholic priest (Jones) starts to question his occupation after talking with a dying man (David Strathairn) and meeting the woman in whom the victim was once involved (Annette). M. Emmet Walsh is on hand as a know-it-all detective.

    I guess Broken Vows (1987) is technically a television production helmed by a proven TV director (Jud Taylor) and this can be observed in the wooden delivery of the characters dialogues (like they just learned their lines the night before). Once you get past that issue, however, this ranks with Tommy Lees best movies, just dont expect the action thrills of The Fugitive. Rather, i...

    May 9, 2024

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