classicsoncall This was my first look at the two principals, and I thought Paul Gross and Sienna Guillory acquitted themselves well given what they had to work with. This was billed as a comedy, but finds itself in between all out funny and serious revenge Western, and the effect leaves one a little off balance. What's interesting is the set up, in which gunslinger Montana Kid (Gross) arrives in Barclay's Brush somewhere in Canada quite under duress. We come to learn that he's on the run from American bounty hunters, but in the mean time, decides to avail himself of the good will that the few citizens in town have to offer. That is, except for blacksmith Jack (Tyler Mane), who gets on Montana's wrong side by 'stealing' his horse. That whole scenario was the basis for Montana forcing a showdown with the giant horseshoer, but with no one in town owning a gun, expectations for an eventual gun battle get watered down by film's end. The character I got the biggest kick out of had only a mere presence in the story, and that would have been Graham Greene as the Indian sidekick N'Kwala to Canadian Mountie J.T. Kent (Dustin Milligan). Greene had such a natural presence in the story, he made even the slightest mannerism noteworthy without uttering a sound. There were others in the picture that seemed destined to play a more significant role but just went nowhere, like school teacher Miss Alice (Laura Bertram) and the coy Miss Adell (Melody B. Choi). Even the leader of the bounty hunters, Ben Cutter (Callum Keith Rennie), seemed to have been wasted as a major villain. He was disadvantaged quite easily at the finale in a showdown that had no tension at all.So where I was hoping for a likely contender to "Blazing Saddles", this one missed the mark, even though the film turned in a relatively sanitized story line with no foul language or sexually explicit scenes. But then again, we didn't really need a lot of passing gas jokes around the old campfire to make it likeable, and I'd recommend the picture as fine, family friendly movie fare.

jamie-trimble This is what I call a great Beans and Cornbread movie. Like comfort food, you cannot help but be in a good mood when you partake! Funny and just sweet enough without putting you in sugar shock, this film is the best understated and clean comedy done in the last few years. The characters do not become "caricatures", but instead likable, mostly realistic people that could be related to anyone of us. Sorry to disappoint those who think comedy has to revolve around sexual innuendo, nudity, and raw humor, because refreshingly, Gunless doesn't go there. It fits a PG-13 rating due to brief language. Its quirky nature keeps it funny and engaging when it could otherwise have been over-the-top melodramatic, stupid, or just plane predictable. Watch it for a good mood and plenty of laughs.

limaz Man just seeing paul gross again is great, the movie was halourios, very funny, very simple movie but like everything paul gross makes, with a lot of heart. The girl in the movie wow beautiful All the actors were so great and seeing the other guy from Due South was so f......great... i just loved this movie and i really hope that the horses are fine..... the only thing that i just want...is a sequel...i want a sequel and i hope that the bad guy shows more and be in must of the movie... but everything was so great. it was like kind of Due south but in the wild wild west...of course...in Canada...and that always makes it much better!!!

torrentstorm I had not seen Paul Gross since Passchendaele, and Sienna Guillory since The Time Machine. This was a pleasure to see them work together in a movie made for the enjoyment of everyone.There is little else I can add to the above reviews, all of them quite accurate, except, I would not call this movie a forgettable waste of time. Comedy it is, yes, more tongue-in-cheek, but I know I wore a smile throughout the viewing because of the light-hearted-attempting-to be-serious story. On more than one occasion I could not resist laughing at the irresistible parodies. Some clichés were a bit silly, but not irritating.Not so for The Montana Kid. A hardened gunfighter used to killing and death, is not easily swayed by pretty smiles and kind words, nor clueless people (hence the word clueless in my title). What can a hardened killer want with a small town full of innocent, warm people, living what appears to be in a dream world, who had never seen a gunfight, let alone a hardened killer (or was he)?Lots of pleasant moments in this movie, one I'll want to watch again in time. But, that is not the best of it. The best part lies in this question: Can a town free of guilt and murderous hatred help a seasoned gunman to change his ways and thinking, helping him to find forgiveness and peace, without being bossy, or preachy, or pushy in any way? Moreover, can a wanted man, with a bounty on his head, learn the spirit of self-sacrifice and redemption, to protect those he has come to love and appreciate? That final scene, when both Montana and his lady love Jane were facing the bounty hunter was touching, showed the true nature of my previous statement, especially because of how they both played this out.A really nice movie, friends! Worth every moment! Take your kids too! The fact that there isn't any real sex, violence is low-key, no foul language, does not make it a worthless movie. Nor is it a stupid comedy. I never thought I'd see a low budget flick this good! Give it a go, friends!