Desolation Canyon (2006)

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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.

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

This was a very nice story but felt the flow of the movie and some of the acting were weak.It was nice to see a western that instilled basic family values and had a heartwarming plot. I did like the acting of the outlaw son, the little boy and his mother.The written story and concept was excellent and I look forward to seeing more stories of this type.The movie so-so, the bounty hunter plot was somewhat confusing. There was also confusing moments when outlaws, bounty hunters and rescue team were face to face, but then all walked away to meet at a later time. The flow was just not good in those sections.Stacy Keach did not seem to be dynamic enough in this role.The outlaws did a great job.

Desolation Canyon is a great movie; however, don't watch it if you don't have an appreciation for movies or only see the worst in everything. I would imagine that those posting negative comments on this movie simply don't understand thoughtful writing and would be more receptive if the writers broke the mold of a western and never got it produced. If you enjoy Westerns with a little bit of thinking and a feeling of a good old fashioned moving picture, you will enjoy Desolation Canyon. If you enjoy your movies to have super-heroes, crazy special effects and astronomical budgets, you will NOT enjoy Desolation Canyon.

This movie is sad, I didn't expect the ending, but it was a good ending. Wish there weren't commercials, when it came to the good parts.I would recommend this movie to my friends. Patrick Duffy goes a great job. And Victor Browne is one of the hottest bad boys I've seen on t.v lately. There are lots of twists and shocking parts in this hallmark movie. I wish that the outlaw father wouldn't have died , but he risked his life to save his father's and his son's. The best part was probably when the outlaw father told his father he loved him and his father said it back. It was such a tender warming moment. It was also sweet when the boy was reunited with his sister and mother.

This little western surprised me with a few twists and I reluctantly found myself buying into the heart of the story. Though the budget was obviously modest, the film was at times beautifully photographed and the dialogue took me back to old westerns I watched on lazy weekends as a kid. Old-fashioned and easy to watch, even if at times cliché and predictable. There were a few one liners that worked and the general story of child abduction seems to me unique to the western genre. How about that? A storyline with some originality in the western genre. Basically, a must-see for true western fans. Could have been much more fascinating on the big screen with more grit and money behind it, but all-in-all a nice little ditty for the Hallmark Channel. Easily the most engaging western I've seen on Hallmark. Worth watching even to the casual fan of westerns. Oh yeah, Patrick Duffy makes a very credible cowboy. Who knew? and watch out for David Snell, he turns in a fascinating portrayal of Edwin. I got my hands on a screener and watched it in advance, but am about to tune in again tonight to the premier...