Not really. There's no lampooning going on at all in this film. Fact of the matter, It takes itself with grim seriousness, which seems impossible given the absurdity of the title, but there it is. And the titular character played by Sam Elliot does it straight, and in the course of it does those two things described. As straightforwardly and with as much somber dignity as Gary Cooper in High Noon if *that* film were called The Man Who Married Grace Kelly and Shot Some Bad Guys Afterward Who Were Waiting For a Train.
So forget the title if it bothers you. Give it a chance. I liked it. And really, I think you will too.
