Review of Cat Ballou (1965) by Richard S — 07 Apr 2009

Extremely funny film-Lee Marvin is sensational.

This review of Cat Ballou (1965) was written by Richard S on 07 Apr 2009.

Cat Ballou has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jareth S (62) on 10 Dec 2010

I'm bewildered how much love this ridiculously overrated western gets, so I'll have to attribute it to Jane Fonda (who also made that cheesy…

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By Muhammad K (221) on 30 Apr 2013

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 07 Jan 2011

Re-watching this on TMC, I love it! I first watched it as a kid, still one of my favorite movies, I absolutely love Jane Fonda…

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By Cynthia B (53) on 03 Dec 2012

Fonda and Marvin are great, but the sporting cast rocks, too - Michael Callen, Tom Nardini, Dwayne Hickman - Hallelujah brother…

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By Sarfaraz A (915) on 30 Jul 2012

Maybe I Just Don't Like Jane Fonda I can't help wondering how Richard Burton felt about losing Best Actor to Lee Marvin for this…

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By Christopher S (2,154) on 20 Sep 2012

One of the funniest films I have ever seen. Who knew that Westerns could be funny without being slapstick parodies (see Mel Brooks)…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 06 Dec 2010

I've seen better women westerns than this, so this movie felt very silly and average. It gets a laugh here and there, but overall it's just okay…

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