George Seaton’s last film falls into that category of 70’s westerns that acted as a dated counterpoint to the rough violent anti-westerns of its era (“Cheyenne Social Club”, “Chisum”, “Cahill U.S.Marshall”, “The Good Guys & The Bad Guys” and “Rio Lobo”). As well as that interesting list of last films during the 70’s of once popular directors of earlier eras (Hawk’s Rio Lobo, Wyler’s The Liberation of L.B. Jones, Jerry Lewis’ Which Way To the Front, George Stevens The Only Game In Town). However when it comes to that cluster of clunkers, “Showdown” is a very likable entry. (..) While “Showdown” is a light western, it’s not necessarily a comedy. Yet Seaton has always had a talent for injecting high comedy into his movies. And in “Showdown” a comedy scene smack dab in the middle between Martin & Hudson and a better then usual Susan Clark brings the whole film up to another level. And the way you feel about Hudson & Martin at the end might even raise it a touch higher then that. My review might be a touch generous. Yet Seaton, Hudson, Martin and the whole film possess a sweetness that inspires generosity.