3:10 to Yuma [Blu-ray] | Christian Bale, Russell Crowe | This Is Now My Favourite Movie Of All Time

3:10 to Yuma [Blu-ray] | Christian Bale, Russell Crowe | Entertaining

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	3:10 to Yuma [Blu-ray] Christian Bale, Russell Crowe Lions Gate, 2008 average customer review:based on 352 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

This Is Now My Favourite Movie Of All Time

Now I will admit something right of the bat before I get into my review. I have only recently seen this movie and turned down a number of opportunities to watch this film simply because it is a western. I will now hold my hands up and say how wrong I was and after seeing the light I have to say, this has now taken over Pulp Fiction as my favourite movie EVER!!! From start to finish this film grabs hold of you and gives you a damn good shaking. The biggest point of this film is the general authenticity of it all. It seeks to give us a western movie for the modern film going generation without alienating those classic Western fans.

The story focuses around rancher Dan Evans, a man who's been struggling to make ends meet and has had his barn destroyed by a man to whom he owes money. One day after heading into the town of Bisbee to seek revenge or to resolve the situation, Dan witnesses a stagecoach robbery led by the infamous outlaw Ben Wade. Wade allows Dan and his two sons on their way but cross paths later in Bisbee when Ben is caught by the local law and Dan is asked to be a part of the escort for a $200 pay. Dan accepts and he now joins the other team to help transport Wade to the city of Conention to catch the 3:10 train to Yuma prison in which he'll be hanged for his crimes.

The way in which the story is told for the time that it takes place comes across as authentic. You can honestly imagine something like this taking place and these types of people existing in this particular time. Aside from the main cast, Ben Wades second in command, Charlie (Ben Foster) is played brilliantly. The callousness combined with the shooting skills make him a genuinely unsavoury character who, at times you really want to be taken down early in the film as I found myself not wanting to see what he'd do to our heroes if he ever caught up to them.

I've never been known as a fan of Crowe's, but alongside Bale he really shines and delivers an intense villain who on the outside appears cruel yet cunning, but we all feel that there's some good inside. I didn't know that this film was a remake from a 1957 film of the same name but from what I've heard it seems to keep true to the original. I will be watching the original soon to see how true it keeps or whether it is something completely different.

All I know is that this film is highly recommended by myself and I promise you'll love it.

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Entertaining

This Yuma film is very good. I heard about the original but never saw it. This movie takes place a little after the civil war. And many cultures are represented like the Chinese, Apaches, Buffalo soldiers, and the (Moors etc.). Pay careful attention to background pictures on the walls behind some of Russel Crowe's scenes. The all black wearing Crowe plays a bad guy very well, and I think this movie displays some of his best acting to date. Overall a pretty good action western.

This Is How You Do A Western in the 21st Century

Good westerns (or any westerns, for that matter) are few and far between in Hollywood these days; not like the glory years of last century when they were always in the theaters. 3:10 to Yuma casts two very strong actors (Russell Crowe as Wade and Christian Bale as Evans) in the lead roles and each does a marvelous job at portraying their respective characters. (It's always good to see Bale in a non-Batman movie where his acting chops are put to far better use. Likewise, it was a pleasant surprise to see Crowe as a villain that is despicable, but at the same electric and interesting.)

The movie manages to marry dramatic and action events quite well, with not being too heavy in either category. The only real underdeveloped character is Evans' wife, though it is due in part to the nature of the story, which doesn't really involve her.

The chemistry between Evans and his eldest son seems tense at times, but adds a lot to the overall plot once you have completed your viewing. It goes back to the fact that Evans is faced with losing his farm as he doesn't have the money to pay for the loan and he doesn't stand up to the people trying to take it or burn it to the ground. His son is young and full of youthful notions of standing up to these men, but his father, a Civil War vet, is more passive, as he knows the horrors of battle. The tension ensues between father and son for the duration of the movie, ending in a satisfying climax.

Evans' passiveness is tested throughout as he meets Wade, who is Evans' polar opposite and full of aggressiveness, which on some level impresses Evans' son. Between Wade and Evans' son, Evans makes an internal journey from being passive to a gray area in between. The movie shows there is a fine line between being bad and being good, and Crowe's Wade relishes watching the internal confusion Bale's Evans goes through.

The supporting actors are good enough for their respective roles, such as Peter Fonda's Byron McElroy who matches wits with Wade in their scenes together. Also, Ben Foster's Charlie Prince comes across as a ruthless western villain that at times, even eclipses Wade's mercilessness.

The cinematography and score all accentuate the scope and feel of this western. At times it seems claustrophobic and at times it feels like an open range movie; neither is a bad thing as the claustrophobic moments lend to some of the better dramatic scenes and the open range ones showcase the action scenes.

Some call this movie a violent western, but no more than Pale Rider in the 80's and Unforgiven in the 90's. There's no over-the-top violence and most plays out as you'd imagine the characters behaving.

This movie kind of flew in under the radar and didn't stay in theaters long. It's a shame, because this is a very well produced western that isn't too long (2hrs.) and gives the viewer some great acting and action.

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