Synopsis
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
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Cast
- Seth MacFarlaneAlbert Stark
- Charlize TheronAnna Barnes-Leatherwood
- Liam NeesonClinch Leatherwood
- Amanda SeyfriedLouise
- Neil Patrick HarrisFoy
- Giovanni RibisiEdward
- Sarah SilvermanRuth
- Evan JonesLewis
- Rex LinnSheriff / Narrator
- Alex BorsteinMillie
- 80
Village Voice
Theron proved her comedy chops in the underrated Young Adult, and here she and MacFarlane get along like two eager puppies. If MacFarlane indulges in self-flattery by keeping in all the times this babe bursts into laughter at his jokes, he's forgiven; at least we feel like the characters are actually listening to each other. - 67
IndieWire
In A Million Ways to Die in the West, MacFarlane loads up enough zaniness to make for a generally enjoyable mashup, particularly because the genial plot affords him a solid backdrop. - 60
Time Out
Despite the constant threat of untimely death, though, the consequences never seem too dire, and MacFarlane’s irreverent humor feels subdued without the jolt of animation that gave his previous big-screen effort, "Ted," an extra oomph of shock and awe. - 58
TheWrap
The moments of absurdity land with a wonderfully weird grace, while the desperately vulgar gags about sex and scatology echo and crash as though they were being uttered in a middle-school boys’ restroom. - 58
Hitfix
A Million Ways To Die In The West certainly has merits, and in some ways, it is a step forward for MacFarlane, but it is also deeply undisciplined, and it undercuts its own best instincts in ways I find almost unbearably frustrating. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Stocking the supporting cast with top-drawer talent, he gives most of his costars little to do besides attract our attention on movie posters. - 42
Tampa Bay Times
As director and writer, MacFarlane appears to have forgotten everything about cinematic standards of pacing, characterization and meaningful smut, resulting in an encore that's slow, sketchy and dumb-dirty. - 40
Variety
Seth MacFarlane has delivered a flaccid all-star farce that’s handsomely dressed up with nowhere to go for most of its padded two-hour running time.