These comedy westerns don't do it for me really. I imagine it's because I haven't seen a lot of old American westerns and therefore the joke could slip past me. Support Your Local Sheriff seems to universally get good praise and some even say they couldn't stop laughing. I did chuckle a few times as some jokes worked fine but overall I didn't find very much to enjoy.
The cast, however, is great. James Garner plays these kind of roles better than anyone (you see him do the same thing in every Rockford Files episode) and he's the main reason for checking this film out. Others were fun and engaging in their roles, I particularly liked Bruce Dern as the villain.
But the jokes seem to slip by me when it comes to these comedy westerns. I recently watched Rustler's Rhapsody and Blazing Saddles and they were pretty much "yawn-fests".
Sheriff is an OK way to spend 90 minutes, not much more.
The cast, however, is great. James Garner plays these kind of roles better than anyone (you see him do the same thing in every Rockford Files episode) and he's the main reason for checking this film out. Others were fun and engaging in their roles, I particularly liked Bruce Dern as the villain.
But the jokes seem to slip by me when it comes to these comedy westerns. I recently watched Rustler's Rhapsody and Blazing Saddles and they were pretty much "yawn-fests".
Sheriff is an OK way to spend 90 minutes, not much more.