Right now, Hollywood icon Liam Neeson is leaving theatergoers spitting out their popcorn in laughter with his recent reboot of the comedy classic, The Naked Gun. Alongside Pamela Anderson, Neeson delights as the perfect successor to Leslie Nielsen, with the film having earned rave reviews, including a 9/10 score from Collider’s Aidan Kelley, who said the film “has great performances across the board, is sharply directed and written, and above all else, is just damn funny.”
Alongside Neeson’s comedic exploits on the big screen, another of his comedy performances has been pleasing audiences from the comfort of their own home. However, sadly, it won’t be for much longer. The old-fashioned Western spoof, A Million Ways to Die in the West, written and directed by Seth MacFarlane, will officially leave Netflix at the start of October, joining a tragic list of other high-profile titles that subscribers will soon lose. This includes Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne‘s fellow 2014 comedy Neighbors, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon‘s The Departed, George Lucas’ coming-of-age classic American Graffiti, and much more. For those yet to see A Million Ways to Die in the West, here’s a look at the synopsis:
“Mild-mannered sheep farmer Albert Stark (MacFarlane) feels certain that the Western frontier is trying to kill him, then he loses his girlfriend, Louise (Amanda Seyfried), to the town’s most successful businessman. However, a beautiful, pistol-packing woman named Anna (Charlize Theron) rides into town and helps Albert find his inner courage. Then Stark must put his newfound bravery to the test when Anna’s outlaw husband arrives with plans to plant him in an unmarked grave.”
‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ Didn’t Impress Critics
Despite MacFarlane being an established comedy voice and the film boasting the likes of Neeson, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, and Neil Patrick Harris, A Million Ways to Die in the West failed to impress both critics and audiences. Alongside a disappointing box office run, the movie earned just 33% from critics and 41% from audiences on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. In his review at the time, Collider’s Matt Goldberg said, “MacFarlane can be incisive with his humor when he wants to be, but his main character should need more than the love of a good woman. A Million Ways to Die in the West had me laughing, but MacFarlane is never willing to laugh at himself.”
A Million Ways to Die in the West leaves Netflix this October.