A Million Ways to Die in the West Could Usher Liam Neeson into a New Era
Following his 2009 mega hit Taken, the Seth Macfarlane comedy starring Neeson as the villainous bandit Clinch Leatherwood failed to steer the Oscar-nominated actor's career from the road it was then on. It saw him acting in a range of action flicks. Though it may have surprised some given the actor's prior reputation for dramas, that period of his career was still producing strong returns.
Between 2009 to the time of writing, Liam Neeson starred in more than two dozen action films including Blacklight, Non-Stop, The Commuter, and Cold Pursuit. MacFarlane kept providing Neeson comic opportunities, including a Ted 2 cameo and an episode of the sci-fi satirical sitcom The Orville. In the end, those titles and other little Neeson comedic appearances in the mid-2010s were basically blips on the radar of his career at the time. But the newly discovered streaming popularity of A Million Ways To Die In The West might have coincided exactly for the 72-year-old actor to make yet another unexpected career turn-about.
Second life for Liam Neeson's poorly reviewed Western movie finds on Netflix's US chart
On Netflix, the 2014 Liam Neeson Western comedy A Million Ways To Die In The West has grown to be a streaming sensation. Co-written and directed by Seth MacFarlane, the film was a letdown with a 33% Rotten Tomatoes score in addition to an estimated $87.2 million box office haul that probably did not earn it a profit given its $40 million budget (which probably necessitated a $80 million return minimum) and publicity expenses. Apart from Neeson and MacFarlane, the A Million Ways to Die in the West ensemble consists in Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, and Neil Patrick Harris.
For the week of June 3 through June 9, Netflix has now estimated their Top 10 most-watched films in the United States. On the chart at No. 9 A Million Ways to Die in the West has debuted. This is its first week on the chart, and it has landed alongside other fresh films on the platform including the animated titles The Lego feature and Home, the Oscar-winning kaiju feature Godzilla Minus One, and Under Paris and Hit Man, the Netflix original successes.
analyzing the Western
Seth Macfarlane writes, films, and stars in A Million Ways to Die in the West. This Western comedy centers on Albert, a farmhand devoid of ambition for the kind of manly expectations of a frontiersman or for duels. But Albert starts to find the bravery he's always lacking when a new professional gunslinger named Anna shows up in town and trains him to defend himself and become a better shot. Just in time to defend himself from Anna's jealous outlaw husband.
Originally a box office flop, the movie discovered a new audience via streaming. The movie presents an interesting interpretation of the western genre. Those seeking an interesting and funny movie will find this to be enjoyable.
A million ways to die in the west: a streaming success
On Netflix, the 2014 Liam Neeson Western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West has turned into a streaming sensation. Co-written and directed by Seth MacFarlane, the film was a letdown with a 33% Rotten Tomatoes score in addition to an estimated $87.2 million box office haul that probably did not earn it a profit given its $40 million budget (which probably necessitated a $80 million return minimum) and publicity expenses. Apart from Neeson and MacFarlane, the A Million Ways to Die in the West ensemble consists in Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, and Neil Patrick Harris.
For the week of June 3 through June 9, Netflix has now estimated their Top 10 most-watched films in the United States. On the chart at No. 9 A Million Ways to Die in the West has debuted. This is its debut week on the chart, and it has landed alongside other fresh films on the platform including the animated titles The Lego thriller and Home, the Oscar-winning kaiju thriller Godzilla Minus One, and the Netflix original blockbusters Under Paris and Hit Man.
Resurrecting the three-movie crime spoof series once starring the late Leslie Nielsen, Neeson is scheduled to play as Frank Drebin Jr. in the upcoming The Naked Gun revival.
Should the film become a smash at the level of Taken, it might determine the kinds of roles the actor gets presented for the next ten years. With A Million Ways to Die in the West possibly indicating that Netflix viewers are now keen to see Neeson in a humorous light, the comedy genre may see a rapid spike in major roles for the star. Given this achievement, the actor will probably stick to the part.
Source: Netflix.
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