SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

levitt-97156 I too love midsomer murders,but I discovered this show a while ago and think its brilliant,good plots,good ,quirky charactors,its a shame like midsomer,they don't make more each year.you can sit down and watch it in one 2 hour sitting.great stuff.in my opinion bbc and itv in the uk have it all wrong,because the schedules are clogged up with awful soaps nowadays,2 hour programmes don't seem to be able to be fitted in,so you get this terrible planning of programmes split into 1 hour and spread over sometimes weeks before you get a conclusion.anyway back to brokenwood,great show,hope theres many more to come.

orvuus I've never really thought much about New Zealand, despite the fact that many cultural figures have come from there and, say, their role in WW2. I have visited Australia and know how very different that is from the United States, not least in terms of landscape. But I found that in Sydney people were quite a bit different than in the "wine country" I visited just north of there -- people were culturally very similar to the small town America I was familiar with. This show purports to show a small town that is very much like that, with the addition of the Maoris integrated into society.All this intro aside, I love this series, as it both very funny, with engaging and believable characters, but also has believable and clever murder mysteries. I haven't really found a false note yet, and hope it can go on and on -- I've burned through the first three "series" or seasons and can only root for more. Highly recommended!

PetalumaCA Nicely produced, lighthearted detective murder show from New Zealand. The principal actors are really good and funny and the plots, although uneven from show to show, are usually very engaging. They run out of top acting talent pretty quickly as you move down the credits, but the show has a charm and look that carries it along. Great scenery and, for us Northern Hemisphere viewers, a fun look into how folks in the Antipodes do it.The photography, in particular, is really nice and gives the show a great sense of place. The two principal actors, Neill Rea and Fern Sutherland, are very good and the supporting cast, if a bit one dimension, are fun to watch as well.A fun 90 minutes of engaging Kiwi cops.

daggersineyes Good lord I'm glad I didn't read that one horrible review before giving this show a chance. I really can't work out why that person has such a bee in their bonnet (using polite language there LOL) over what is really a very nicely put together series that has many great qualities. It certainly does not deserve the pasting that person gave it, or that ridiculously low rating. Their "review" feels like there's some grudge or sour grapes going on that are nothing to do with the quality of the show.Anyway, no it's not a riveting intense drama with horrific forensic details, or sordid tales of police corruption and what not. It's a light crime series with an emphasis on small town characters & unique kiwi lifestyle. I'd liken it more to that show about the cop in Scotland (cant remember the name off hand) or possibly a little like Heartbeat rather than comparing it to Midsommer murders or - heaven forbid!! the appalling Murder She wrote! It's not going to win any drama awards and it has a few issues with some of the minor actors and occasionally awkward scripting, but this is fun and interesting and worth the price of admission (ie free) even if only for the talents of Pana Hema Taylor.