Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

It was over 20 years ago that I first saw Rustlers Rhapsody, being screened on late night TV to an audience of few it became in my house anyway, an instant classic.Sure, all of the jokes don't work, name me a film that is funny all the way through...but this gentle send up of the genre deserves a far better rating than it has.The premise is simple....how would a 40's Hollywood cowboy, admirably played straight and white hatted by Tom Beringer, fare in the real wild west, up against the evil cattle barons and landowners.From the early scenes in the saloon where we are introduced, sadly ephemerally to 'Blackie' and the rest of the main characters, Rustlers Rhapsody takes us on a gentle ride through western clichés where all characters are totally 2 dimensional and played to perfection by the ensemble cast.Memorable line for me was always Blackies famous uttering 'You look to me like one of them fellers thats attracted to other men' (paraphrased)Outstanding entertainment for a cold Saturday afternoon!

I would consider this more than a homage, but a great filial attachment to the films my Grandfather watched as a child, but it's so much more. It takes me back to a nicer place. More than that, it reminds me how funny life is but how humorous heroes can be. How noble, how great, and how lovingly delicious it is to see such Titans play parody. Fernando Rey, Andy Griffith and especially Tom Berenger play the entire film Totally straight, totally in character, they all show great emotion and give we, the audience, great laughter. Especially Andy Griffith. I have the soundtrack, which is essential to any Country Music fan just for the Tex Ritter/Roy Rogers duet, but the music is so essential to the storyline. I wish this film had been more successful just so I could talk to more people about how funny it was.

Writer-director Hugh Wilson must have been a big admirer of those gentle, low-keyed western serials from the 1930s and '40s, but how he managed to sell this homage in 1985 is a mystery. Deliberately mild outdoor yarn stars Tom Berenger as a singing cowboy and Andy Griffith as a corrupt sheriff. Both actors are nicely cast with tongue-in-cheek, but the movie's anachronistic handling is a prolonged in-joke which ultimately leaves the viewer shut off from the humor. The plotting is incidental and slim, and the affection Wilson has for the lead character is translated too coyly. Almost completely inoffensive, it's a picture that barely lingers in the memory. *1/2 from ****

This movie is a delight from start to finish. From the hilarious 50's B&W B-movie flip-flop to present day color realism gag at the beginning, to the big bash and ride into the sunset at the end!! Tom Berenger shows his acting versatility once again, this time out as Rex O'Hurlihan (The Singin' Cowboy). There's sight gags and punchlines galore and one cannot help but love the title character as well as his (about to become) new sidekick. You'll split your sides at the demise of "Blackie" and the scene immediately following at the Colonel's ranch house. I'm sure there's many a young boy imagined that he could be someone like Rex O'Hurlihan. Ride into town, defeat the bad guys, then ride on to the next town (he's on a circuit, its his karma) and repeat the process. Why the critics consistently panned this movie is beyond me. There's great performances (Andy Griffith is great) all around and if one cannot believe in all thats good (& that good will always overcome evil)....then there's not much hope for mankind or the planet! **********A TREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY**********