Review of A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) by Lewis E — 04 Mar 2015
One of the advantages of preparing for the worst is usually you only leave yourself to be pleasantly surprised. Unless you are a giggly teenager, I figured another showing of Seth MacFarlane's crude humour was last thing people needed.
In the end, it wasn't a million miles away from a decent comedy. The first 10 minutes, I encountered the same problem as I had in 'Ted'; all I could imagine when Seth MacFarlane spoke was Peter Griffin.
Seeing as I no longer like Peter Griffin, this was a downer on the situation. He eventually shook this preconception and with that the movie gradually improved to satisfactory levels. Most of the vulgar sex jokes create a grimace rather than the much preferred laughter I like to have during a comedy.
Also, this film has a habit of explaining gags with the subsequent dialogue, regardless of the fact that the comedic references were pretty obvious in the first place. The plot is a bit simple and fairytale but not as stupid as 'Ted'.
Good humour will surface just as you begin to lose faith and to be honest the worst jokes are the ones you see in the trailer trash. Overall though, 'A Million Ways to Die in the West' is not an experience you will be quick to share with others.
This review of A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) was written by Lewis E on 04 Mar 2015.
A Million Ways to Die in the West has generally received mixed reviews.
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