A Million Ways to Die in the West

"Judd Apatow's films are cited for off-setting their low-brow stylings with a tangible sweetness. Seth McFarlane is Apatow's artistic complement – the Family Guy/American Dad creator's comedy empire is defined by a healthy mean streak. That mean streak helps mark his new film away from other Western comedies, but can't make up for the overall scarcity of sustained laughs."

"A flaccid all-star farce that's handsomely dressed up with nowhere to go for most of its padded two-hour running time."

"In the venerable tradition of Cat Ballou and Blazing Saddles, Seth MacFarlane’s comedy western boasts gags galore – some a lot cruder than others. But the hits outnumber the misses."

"MacFarlane’s irreverent humor feels subdued without the jolt of animation that gave his previous big-screen effort, Ted."

"Feels less like a film than like an extremely long, fairly inspired live-action episode of Family Guy."

"MacFarlane's take on the Western is considerably tamer than that of earlier smart-aleck postmodernists."

"Well, I'm not sure the world needed two whole minutes of a gastrically panicked Neil Patrick Harris defecating in hats."

"A Million Jokes Die In The West. Well, not a million. Most of them. Most of the jokes die in the West."