I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Well, I guess I expected another satisfying Tom Selleck movie. I had watched two excellent TS Westerns prior to this one - that were part of a 3 pack: Last Stand at Saber River & Crossfire Trail. Same producer & similar excellent cast & beautiful locations. This one started out slow, with no discernible plot - and went south from there. The story line given described gives a few hints, but nothing prepares you for the final half of the movie. Alert: Possible Spoilers: This movie does not end well. Several characters that you like may be killed off. Whatever you might have enjoyed from the first half is pretty well tarnished by the poorly crafted ending. I warned you.

great movie truly captured the flavor of the west. another great western in tom sellecks' film library!!! thanks tom!!have met several people that have worked with tom on movies in new Mexico and all have found him to be a down to earth guy that is grounded and real!!. this is a rarity in todays society . as a budding 53 year old actor who has longed to be in a good if not great western i am truly envious of someone like tom who makes it look so easily real on film.. having struggled thru horrible trials in the independent film industry, it is great to see quality work done in a professonal manner by someone who deserves, more respect from the mainstream film industry, thanks Dave Barnett moffat Colorado...

Extremely accurate historically, this western chronicles the clash of the cowboy culture with 20th century progress - a popular theme in U. S. history. Selleck is excellent as Monte (as he is in most roles!) The production is very accurate, amazingly so for a T V western; "...Dove" was the archetypal western but this comes very close. The bucking bronco in the store typifies, as few other scenes ever have, the battle between the Old West and modern America. The only weak aspect of the story is Shorty's sudden descent from decent cowboy to killer. There's no real justification for this, but it's perhaps meant to further illustrate the death throes of the cowboy profession. Great movie - I recommend it highly.

The scenery was beautiful, but I kept waiting for the action, as in Crossfire Trail. Things seemed to plod along, with a realistic setting and beautiful country throughout. This movie is rated a lot higher than Crossfire Trail here at IMDb, but I would reverse the ratings and, for a TV movie, rate Monte Walsh at a 5.