Saw this one yesterday morning before the weekend estimates starting hitting, so I thought it was still going to do really well on its opening weekend. It ended up flopping. That is sort of surprising to me; though I’m not a Family Guy fan, I thought Seth MacFarlane had plenty of fans out there. Makes me think Mark Wahlberg had more to do with Ted’s success than Macfarlane behind the chair. But in any case, A Million Ways to Die in the West is an ok film on its own, but doesn’t have the gut-busting laughs I’d hoped.
Don’t get me wrong, its a funny film, but its more of a chuckle throughout rather than a laugh-till-you-cry movie. While I cracked a lot of grins, only once did I laugh out loud throughout the whole thing. Going to the movies a lot like I do, I think I’ve seen 3 separate previews for this film in the last 6 months. Usually when that happens for a comedy, I’ve seen all the funniest parts by the time I actually see the movie. Not so for A Million Ways, there was still plenty of fresh humor. It has a few short cameos, but they are over in a split second so don’t blink, and they aren’t set up as funny as other cameo-heavy films, like Muppets or Anchorman for instance. In the end, this is a ok film if you are in for some adolescent d* and fart jokes for 2 hours (that’s another thing, it felt a little long…), but don’t expect side splitting laughs.
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