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The film begins with a black screen and tells us what we are about to watch is a true story of a man named Miner, who originated the term "Hands up!" The rest is history.
The Grey Fox stars Golden Globe nominee (in this role) Richard Farnsworth as Miner, a stagecoach robber who is released from 33 years of incarceration and heads north to begin a new life. While there, he gets the urge to continue his robbing but with the suggestion of a few friends, moves from stagecoach robbing to train robbing.
The film is low budget but it actually helps more than hinders as the setting seems realistic. There are no extravagant sets and makes it feel as if this town actually exists. It's a very subtle film with a nice musical score and all around great performances. It seems that the filmmakers intended to make a Western that felt as authentic to real life as they could make it... and they succeeded.
If you adore Westerns you will love this realistic take on one. Even if you don't like Westerns, there is an abundance of intrigue for even marginal fans of the genre.
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SamoanJoes 14 March 2015
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