3:10 to Yuma (2007)

not horrible nor great

Good concept, poorly executed.

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

There are some really strong themes of integrity, determination and doing the right thing when nobody else will to go along with the film's incredibly strong character work, including some crystal-clear central arcs and dynamics, and fantastically exciting action set-pieces, each as impactful and important as the last. Indeed, the persistent sense of stakes is paramount to the success of '3:10 To Yuma (2007)' because every moment feels like it has a tangible consequence and nothing ever seems safe or predictable. This leads to an exciting and moving experience that's rich in detail in pretty much every possible area. It's an entertaining and surprisingly character-focused piece. Fine filmmaking, indeed. 8/10

I sat watching this movie, I had to finish it over 4 sit-downs because it kept offending the viewers intelligence and was drearily slow.The characters are deep and actors portray them well, but their individual actions and motivations are beyond fiction, simply terrible and out of character.Telling everybody involved the whole plan, destination and time is completely no-go and yet its the premise of the main story. They could have made a proper excuse for everyone involved knowing, like eavesdropping or the like. But nope, they just straight out tell it to everyone they know like the have a death wish. I'd be giving this movie a single star if not for the fact that it would ruin the legitimacy of my review.

A remake of the 1957 film of the same name. A poor and struggling rancher (Christian Bale) agrees to join the escort for a big time robber king (Russell Crowe) that is being taken to a prison train in Yuma. While at the same time the robber's gang plot his escape.3:10 to Yuma can be seen as a love letter to old time westerns. Being a remake it of course uses pretty much the same conventions, story lines and characters as those films, but it gives it a new look, a new coat of paint if you will. Higher budget means fancier clothes, more detailed sets and a larger pixel count. Which is of course appreciated.Russell Crowe is also at the top of his game. A fine character and fitting Crowe's usual mannerisms perfectly. Unfortunately the same cannot be said about Bale. I'm usually a fan of his, but he also has certain mannerisms he cannot escape. And here they didn't serve to make the character more interesting. Quite the opposite.There's also the problem that they tried to modernize the values of the story a bit too much. I haven't seen the original, but from what I can surmise, it was pretty typical as far as westerns go. Tough as hide heroes, nefarious villains, strong pioneer women. Whereas this film tries to throw in rebellious teenagers, racial commentary, evil land barons, Native Americans, hidden hearts of gold and a twist ending meant to tug at your heartstrings. Making the whole film feel bloated and disjointed as far as values and themes go.Still, for a remake this ain't half bad and for a modern western it's surprisingly good. Plus I freely admit that the film was mostly ruined for me because I found Bale's character and his son so annoying. That will probably not be the case for most viewers.

James Mangold did a very good job in here, creating an new western in an old-fashioned way.It tells the story of Dan Evans (Christian Bale) a ranger who decides to take Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) an outlawed man who must be taken to a train station before the train of the 3:10 to Yuma arrives, in order to put him in jail.Here you have two very good actors together and that's a very good thing. On one side you have the poor ranger who wants to take care of is family at all cost, Christian Bale, and on the other side is this outlaw who must be taken to justice, Russell Crowe. They both carry all the weight of the movie in their relationship and they did it very well. Also a special mention to Ben Foster who did a very good job as one of the counterparts of Ben Wade, who is trying to rescue him.The action and chase scenes were very good and kept you on the edge of your seat at many parts, keeping the tension. Also it has a very good cinematography with a really awesome way of capturing the Far Old West. Also a very special mention to the fantastic score by MArco Beltrami, that at many parts reminded me of the old western classics.This is a very good movie, with great acting that for me was the perfect example of how to do a western nowadays. I highly recommend it!