3:10 to Yuma (2007) Reviews
- Starring:
- Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, (more)
- Director(s):
- James Mangold
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Westerns
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53 out of 68 people found this review helpful i'm normally not a fan of westerns, but 3:10 to yuma was a suprisingly good movie...christian bale just keeps on showing that he is well worthy of his first oscar nomination...russell crowe delivers ... Read More i'm normally not a fan of westerns, but 3:10 to yuma was a suprisingly good movie...christian bale just keeps on showing that he is well worthy of his first oscar nomination...russell crowe delivers one of his better performances after a recent personal "hiatus" of quality movies..while most of the focus was on bale and crowe, ben foster's performance was meritorious (ona side note, it was mildly funny seeing luke wilson make a short appearence)....the great performances could not overcome the fact that there just was not as many shoot-out scenes as you would expect from a western, however all of the shooting scenes in the film were entertaining...in the end, 3:10 was a well-done movie that i would definitly recomend Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful The original movie explained a lot that was left out of the remake. I also liked the ending better in the original movie. Do yourself a favor and watch the original first. I wish I had., It would ... Read More The original movie explained a lot that was left out of the remake. I also liked the ending better in the original movie. Do yourself a favor and watch the original first. I wish I had., It would have been more enjoyable to watch the remake. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
6 out of 7 people found this review helpful Only on occasion does a movie stay with me for days. This was one of those films.
I found the characters to be realistically life like for the time period of when the rail road was being built ... Read More Only on occasion does a movie stay with me for days. This was one of those films.
I found the characters to be realistically life like for the time period of when the rail road was being built out West. Historically this film showed a time frame and reality of the times that I have not seen in Western film. Every ethnic culture was represented with accuracy in time period costume.
An image that continues to return to me was a cameo shot of a woman dressed in overcoat and pants with a gun belt strapped around her waist. The entire costuming for this film was extraordinary.
Women in the film were portrayed as the strong characters, again showing how difficult it was for both women and men to settle the rough territory that is now California.
The most crucial importance of this film was that the political and ethical messages compliment the believable inter-relationship of the characters.
There was a lot of violence in this film but tastefully done. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
3 out of 7 people found this review helpful This was an OK western until the very end. I like for the bad guys to be bad guys and the good guys to be good guys. I did not like the ending of this one. Maybe I already had a bad attitude as I ... Read More This was an OK western until the very end. I like for the bad guys to be bad guys and the good guys to be good guys. I did not like the ending of this one. Maybe I already had a bad attitude as I watched because the DVD was damaged and some of the story was distorted/lost.
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1 out of 4 people found this review helpful Hurrah for a real old fashioned western! This remake (which I normally deplore) is even better than the original (was that ME that said that?) The Aussie (Crowe) and the Englishman (Bale) nailed ... Read More Hurrah for a real old fashioned western! This remake (which I normally deplore) is even better than the original (was that ME that said that?) The Aussie (Crowe) and the Englishman (Bale) nailed their starring roles perfectly in this American Western like they were born and raised in Texas. Go figure. They were WONderful. Have to say that Peter Fonda and Ben Foster gave great supporting roles as did Logan Leman who played Bale's young son. To those that say this was unbelievable and couldn't have happened - DUH - this is a western - not an historical account of any real event and meant for fun and fancy in a good ol' shoot-em up kind of way. It's an old western - a 1950s remake in fact - and almost exactly like the original...if not a wee bit better. I hope that director James Mangold will not make this his last western and will give us another - this was fun and exciting and one I'd like to own. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
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