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Wonderfully offbeat film!

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

A lovely, sweet film, galvanized by an amazing, endearing performance by then 62 year old stuntman Richard Farnsworth in the lead. Beautifully shot, leisurely paced, it doesn't challenge your view of the world,or wrench your heart out. It just quietly entertains you with the funny/sad story of an aging thief having his last go at glory and love. If Farnsworth's performance wasn't so damn honest, true and lovable the film wouldn't work. But, against all reason you root for this train robber, and take him into your heart. I heartily join all those begging for this gorgeous film to be given the blu-ray, or at least restored DVD release it richly deserves. Just judging by the comments here, I'd say there's certainly a market for it!

"The Grey Fox" is a very likable character, who just happens to rob trains. Richard Farnsworth plays the gentleman bandit who after serving 33 years in prison for stagecoach robbery, easily converts his talents to robbing trains upon release. Eventually fleeing across the Canadian border from Washington State, he tries to blend into a small mining town. Being an enthusiastic teller of tall tales, he is thoroughly convincing in his new life. The Pinkertons somehow track him down, and once again "The Grey Fox" is on the run. Though enjoyable, the movie is not without fault. The editing seems extremely abrupt, as if the film was originally much longer, and has been severely chopped. Another drawback is the EP VHS from "Video Treasures" in no way does justice to the magnificent Canadian scenery. - MERK

More of an art film than a western. I bought this partly for the soundtrack, which the Ebay seller claimed was by the Chieftains, my favorite Celtic music group. It had one song by the Chieftains, which I already owned on compact disc, and it was repeated three or four times throughout the movie. Of course I was very disappointed. And the terribly slow pace of the action, made even less bearable by Alvin Straight, I mean Richard Farnsworth's John-Deere-at-top-speed acting, nearly put me to sleep. Good film for a rainy day. If you nod off, you won't miss much. Apart from that, it's a dark, sepia-toned movie sure to depress. This was billed online as a rare treat and hard to find. Well, you can find the copy I donated to the Brentwood Public Library.

This is a well-acted, well-produced film about a nineteenth century stagecoach robber forced to adapt himself to the dawn of the twentieth century. But am I the only one who has trouble with the math at the beginning of the film? We're told Bill Miner committed his first robbery in 1863 at age 16, committed 26 more robberies in the next 18 years, then served 33 years in San Quentin and was released in 1901. That just doesn't work. If the first two statements are true, he went to prison in 1881 and served 20 years before his release. If the last statement is true, he went to prison in 1868 after only a five year career as a robber. The real Bill Miner was born in 1847, committed his first robbery in 1866 at age 19 and spent most of the rest of his life serving various prison sentences (including a 21-year stint from 1881-1902), punctuated by daring but frequently unsuccessful robberies. Liberties must be taken with the facts to make a good movie, but there's no good reason for not using the factual dates in this case. Richard Farnsworth is perfectly cast as the "Gentleman Outlaw," the dark and misty environment of the film works perfectly, and the transitional period of the turn of the century is one of the most fascinating eras. Bill Miner was a complex and controversial figure, more interesting in many ways than better known outlaws like Jesse James or Billy the Kid.