A lone Mountie has come to town to clean up the corruption and crime. He prepares to take them down one by one in the most vicious showdown the town has ever seen.A lone Mountie has come to town to clean up the corruption and crime. He prepares to take them down one by one in the most vicious showdown the town has ever seen.A lone Mountie has come to town to clean up the corruption and crime. He prepares to take them down one by one in the most vicious showdown the town has ever seen.
Andrew W. Walker
- Wade Grayling
- (as Andrew Walker)
Dean Travis Williams
- Damoslav
- (as Dean Williams)
Featured reviews
The absolute beauty of the Yukon Mountains give this moving tale of mans corruption and greed an almost surreal effect. The director (S. Wyeth Clarkson) has taken the time to interchange the brutality of a greedy encampment of Russian criminals intent on basically enslaving a poor mining camps inhabitants with the stunningly gorgeous background of the Yukon mountainous region.A Mountie (expertly portrayed by Andrew Walker), rides in to the rescue in the complete wilderness to save the day in the timeless tradition of the NorthWest Mounted Police Fashion. Breaking the movie into pieces just enough to perfectly not draw the audience away from the main plot to show the Mountie has an accomplice that was persuaded by opium and punishment to fall from grace, seemingly waiting on the same Mountie to save him from himself. An absolute pleasure to watch if you love the Beauty of the Wilderness and an excellent story comprising Man's honesty and integrity to shine through when all else is hopeless. I will watch this movie many times more, and I would urge anyone to give it a preview as the entire cast plays their parts perfect, without flaw.
What? You know that something went wrong in marketing a movie if it has 3 titles on an internet search. The Mountie, the Lawman, Way of the West. Perhaps the first is the best.. but there goes any chance of a US audience. Maybe it would have been better to keep that title and market it with subtitles to a world audience.
Comments from others indicate they were expecting an American Western which it is not. Some can't get the mix of cultures. Well, the film is set shortly after Alaska was acquired from Russia; and guess what- the land was sparsely populated. FYI Yukon almost 150 years on still has a total population under 40,000 in a land area approaching that of Texas.
Awful poetry read by a child? Well, the words are those of Robert Service, the unofficial poet of historical Yukon. If I had expected a "Western" I would have been disappointed. But thankfully I had a review from The Toronto Globe and Mail appear thanks to Google which was intriguing. Google it under "The Mountie".
Looking for an "operatic" theme movie more in the tradition of Quebec cinema. This is it.
Comments from others indicate they were expecting an American Western which it is not. Some can't get the mix of cultures. Well, the film is set shortly after Alaska was acquired from Russia; and guess what- the land was sparsely populated. FYI Yukon almost 150 years on still has a total population under 40,000 in a land area approaching that of Texas.
Awful poetry read by a child? Well, the words are those of Robert Service, the unofficial poet of historical Yukon. If I had expected a "Western" I would have been disappointed. But thankfully I had a review from The Toronto Globe and Mail appear thanks to Google which was intriguing. Google it under "The Mountie".
Looking for an "operatic" theme movie more in the tradition of Quebec cinema. This is it.
I suppose this movie was made for television. And even for television it is not good enough. It starts okay but the further you get into the story the clearly it becomes that this is a mediocre movie. The last half hour is even disastrous to me. The script is not good at all, the actors are mediocre, their lines are so cheesy you wonder who comes up with something like that. The only good thing about this movie is some nature landscape shots. For the rest I would avoid this as the pest. The good reviews it gets on here are clearly written by people that had something to do with the movie. And those reviewers will fool you. They prefer lying then telling you they failed. Don't waste your time with this one.
My love of westerns, and being Canadian, are likely influencing my opinion of this film. Also known as The Way of the West, The Mountie contains a few flaws and some poor make-up but, overall, I enjoyed it. I found this film refreshing because of the Canadian content and the appearance of the red serge wearing Wade Grayling (Andrew Walker), a Member of the Northwest Mounted Police. I especially loved the unique behaviour of Wade's horse, Halifax, during one scene (I'm trying not to give it away). As westerns go, I found this particular scene new and, as a result, fun. On a negative note, I hate when Wade, knowing he is in danger, doesn't behave as so. After being caught one time without his revolver, you'd think the Mountie would adjust his level of officer safety? Oh well, just let it go. As a matter of fact, if you can let a few things go, you may appreciate this film as well. Especially if you're Canadian.
Andrew Walker rides into the camp in the Yukon, wearing his red coat and leather hat. He's there to take a look for where the Northwest Mounted Police intend to build a fort. To the west are a motley mix of Russian and Americans. Here, there's only tents, a church being built, and Latvians. Of course, they're looking for gold, and not particular about how they get it; if they have to torture a successful placer for the location of his find, that's all right with them, especially the priest. In the meantime, they raise opium poppies for cash.
All legends can use correction to bring them back to reality, and this movie tries to do so, with children reciting Robert W. Service poem in sing-song, a camera which shows the Yukon as lovely in long shot, but ugly in close-up, and a hero who massacred a large number of Cree Indians. That's civilization for you. Even so, it's better than what it replaces. It tries to protect women and children, and the legend is still there, with a shoot-out between two disgraced Mounties and a bunch of savage Latvian men.
The movie starts out slow. A lot of movies do that, so an increasing pace of editing and action can build from suspense to release. Unfortunately, this one never speeds up much.
All legends can use correction to bring them back to reality, and this movie tries to do so, with children reciting Robert W. Service poem in sing-song, a camera which shows the Yukon as lovely in long shot, but ugly in close-up, and a hero who massacred a large number of Cree Indians. That's civilization for you. Even so, it's better than what it replaces. It tries to protect women and children, and the legend is still there, with a shoot-out between two disgraced Mounties and a bunch of savage Latvian men.
The movie starts out slow. A lot of movies do that, so an increasing pace of editing and action can build from suspense to release. Unfortunately, this one never speeds up much.
Did you know
- TriviaFeatures readings from [link=nm0785827 poems "The Men That Don't Fit In," "Clancy of the Mounted Police," and "The Land of Beyond."
- GoofsWhen he fires his rifle, there is no recoil and no muzzle flip. Not even a little.
- How long is The Way of the West?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content