A million ways to die in the west. A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

Name: A million ways to die in the west
Rating: 6,6 (128 reviews)

And by producing it, alongside good friends Scott Stuber and Jason Clark, there is no-one to rein him in when he starts being narratively flatulent as well as comedically so	While both filmmakers brought modern dialogue to an historic setting, Macfarlane doesn't do anything constructive with this conceit
Underneath all the buffoonery and fart jokes, there was a believable relationship between Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, who were part of a story with genuine tension, stakes and even pathos	While not without brief moments of coherence or spark, the film is largely unfunny, unfocussed, and squanders all the best ideas for the cheapest gag on which it can lay its hands

Even if Macfarlane's ambitions didn't extend to a full-on reworking of Thomas Hobbes, he could have taken this central idea further.

A Million Ways To Die In The West review: Whether because his energies are too thinly spread or because he has no real talent at all, he comes up short in every aspect
A Million Ways To Die In The West review: The central idea of A Million Ways isn't exactly a bad one
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014): And in that same grand tradition of parodies, the story runs secondary to the opportunity for comedy, with MacFarlane playing a poor sheep-farmer who attempts to win back the love of his life from the wealthy proprietor of the local moustachery Neil Patrick Harris with the help of a beautiful newcomer in town Charlize Theron

Wherever you stand on Macfarlane's televisual endeavours, translating from one medium to another is notoriously difficult	It's just Bandaid over the cancer
The initial idea has some comedic promise - someone can't attend a gunfight because he can't stop going to the toilet	A Million Ways To Die fluctuates between self-aware insight and outright and often literal toilet humor

Doug Naylor, who co-created the original series, recalled being in a room of writers from The Simpsons and Cheers, and being berated for wanting to work on character construction rather than coming up with gags.

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014): Starring Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, and Liam Neeson, the film features an all-star cast
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