The film's rot sets in when the meaning of life appears on the horizon and all is lost by the time that Crystal helps to birth Norman, a baby calf.

| Dec 14, 2024

Between gentle one-liners and bucketloads of schmaltzy sentiment, the director Ron Underwood captures some of the rugged beauty of the American southwest.

| Apr 25, 2023

The guffaw melts into sobs and what could have been a naughty comedy has been diluted into an emotive eulogy. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jan 20, 2023

Billy Crystal displays his typical brand of humor, fittingly embodying a role written for him, while Palance's gravelly-voiced persona is unforgettable.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 11, 2020

A diverting if bumpy ride...

| Aug 11, 2020

An engaging, expertly played piece, which gently pokes fun at both midlife crises and the Wild West.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 11, 2020

The first half of this film is very funny, in a Hee Haw vs. thirtysomething way.

| Aug 11, 2020

One of those rare cinematic happenings: a movie that deftly combines laughs with sentiment and an occasionally serious thought.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 11, 2020

Many of the character exchanges are priceless (including a discussion on how to properly program a VCR), and the performances are uniformly fine.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 14, 2019

Crystal's then-hegemonic stardom constantly realigns the film into his, not his character's, orbit.

| Nov 27, 2018

City Slickers is one cattle drive you won't want to miss.

| Jun 7, 2017

City Slickers is really about how the West can never be more than a dream to contemporary urban Americans. With high comic style, it shows us what a lovely dream that is.

| Original Score: A- | Sep 7, 2011

Thankfully, Crystal is more than willing to hog the screen with his whining, impressions, and glorious chemistry with Palance, whose entire performance is based around inconsistent levels of exhaling.

| Original Score: A- | Jun 9, 2011

Lassos midlife-crisis laughs; teens and up.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 18, 2010

Director Ron Underwood (who made his feature debut on Tremors) generally keeps the herd moving at a fine pace.

| Mar 26, 2009

ultimately harmless

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 22, 2008

A comedy that was and is ambitious and counterintuitive.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 2, 2008

One of the most satisfying comedies of the '90s, offering both laughs and, without being too sentimental about it, a positive message about living life to the fullest.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 21, 2006

The movie begins as a mildly amusing comedy about spoiled city brats taking a cattle drive before turning into a serio and predictable tale about mid-life crisis and male camaraderie.

| Original Score: C+ | Jun 30, 2005

silly entertainment

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 28, 2005