Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Justina The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

bookandcandle Why was Support Your Local Gunfighter filmed most of the time at night? I could not even get into the movie with all the darkness, in addition to the craziness of Suzanne Pleshette shooting and screaming. Was the producer trying to save money on having no daylight background? I was looking forward to the western sets and scenery. Instead, all I got was dark, darker and darkest background at night. This was one of the worst westerns I have ever seen...not funny and not enjoyable.

dougdoepke Occasional knee-slapping follow up to "… Local Sheriff" (1969). It's over-the-top, except for Garner, who plays his clever Maverick character right down to the gentlemanly attire. But it's a goofy Elam who steals the film as a gunfighter whose spastic moves and relentless mugging appear to be on a different wave-length from planet Earth. Meanwhile, Pleshette manages her berserk gunfire in comical fashion, that is, when not beating up on the nearest guy. Plot-wise, it seems two mining outfits are trying to sabotage each other using fair means but mainly foul. Each wants to employ, yes, the fastest gun in the West, who turns out to be, not Elam, but a bald Chuck Connors who's apparently left his rifle and hair back in the '50's.At times, the movie tries a little too hard to keep up the comedic pace and various gimmicks. Plus Garner's little roulette fixation comes across as rather clunky given the generally light-hearted pace. But get a load of the great supporting cast. So many familiar names and faces from that era and earlier (Blondell). I'm glad a lot of these deserving folks got a payday and some screen time. (Look fast for WC Field's favorite Grady Sutton in a small role.) Anyway, it's a fun 90-minutes with that master of the sly grin, Jim Garner, and a cast of fun-loving roustabouts.

dch48 This movie, while funny in many places, pales in comparison to the earlier Support Your Local Sheriff. The first movie, with much of the same cast, is a solid 10 but I can only give this one a 7 at best. All of the actors who were in both movies did a better job in the first one and Joan Hackett was surprisingly better than Suzanne Pleshette.They just aired them back to back and the superiority of Sheriff was glaringly apparent. Sheriff flows along smoothly with great dialog but this one seems to stutter and try too hard. The premise of the first movie is also better and the opening scene sets the tone for the hilarity that follows. Again this one just doesn't do that as well. I always liked Garner and he was brilliant in both movies but maybe they should have quit while they were ahead and never made this one.

KyleFurr2 This is probably one of the few sequels that is better than the original. The same director is back and most of the cast from the first one but a different leading lady with Suzanne Pleshette. They play different characters from the first one and John Dehner is the villain this time instead of Walter Brennan. Garner arrives in a mining town and everyone thinks he's the gunfighter Swifty Morgan sent for by Dehner. Garner becomes friends with Jack Elam and the next thing he knows Suzanne Pleshette is trying to shoot him or run him down. Garner doesn't know why but eventually finds out. It's a pretty good movie that is better than the original, which was a little overrated.