Mr. Berenger is perfectly adequate but, like the film, he's on much too long.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
15 Feb 2005
fresh:
Although fans of Westerns will probably enjoy the movie more than others, Rustlers' Rhapsody will still prove amusing even for viewers who dislike the genre.
– Jon Nalick,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jul 2014
rotten:
As a 10-minute sketch on Saturday Night Live, it probably would have been dynamite. But at 1 hour, 28 minutes, the picture seems padded.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jul 2014
rotten:
Even on the mechanical level in which it was made, the number of jokes that don't work far outnumber the ones that do.