Overview
In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.
I was a little bit surprised that I liked this movie as much as I did. Many of the reviews that I read said that it wasn’t as good as the original. Of course, the fact that I never saw the original may have been to my advantage.
The film stars Russel Crowe and Christian Bale in the lead roles. Crowe’s character is the stereotypical bad guy and Bale’s is the everyday guy that is trying to do the right thing and raise his family the right way. The fascinating aspect of this movie was seeing each character flirt with the “other side”. At times the characters appeared to straddle the imaginary line of right and wrong. Saying any more would give away some of the plot.
The only part of the movie that I disagreed with was the value that a father has of a son’s opinion of him. At one point every kid hates their father and it isn’t until a different level of maturity is reached that a son can appreciate a father. For me that took away from the end of the movie just a little bit.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews 3:10 to Yuma
Movie title: 3:10 to Yuma
Movie description: In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.
Date published: 2008-06-07
Director(s): James Mangold
Actor(s): Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Dallas Roberts, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster, Alan Tudyk, Vinessa Shaw, Lennie Loftin, Rio Alexander, Pat Ricotti, Shawn Howell, Johnny Whitworth, Kevin Durand, Ramon Frank, Deryle J. Lujan, James 'Scotty' Augare, Brian Duffy, Jason Rodriguez, Chris Browning, Chad Brummett, Forrest Fyre, Luke Wilson, Benjamin Petry, Arron Shiver, Sean Hennigan, Girard Swan, Christopher Berry, David Oliver, Jason Henning, Barbara Bartleson, James Blackburn, Brian Brown, Trevor Coppola, Harp Corrigan, Hugh Elliot, Darren Gibson, KC King, Melinda Kramer, Brent Lambert, Billy Lockwood, J. Nathan Simmons, Art Usher
Genre: Western
My Review
I was a little bit surprised that I liked this movie as much as I did. Many of the reviews that I read said that it wasn’t as good as the original. Of course, the fact that I never saw the original may have been to my advantage.
The film stars Russel Crowe and Christian Bale in the lead roles. Crowe’s character is the stereotypical bad guy and Bale’s is the everyday guy that is trying to do the right thing and raise his family the right way. The fascinating aspect of this movie was seeing each character flirt with the “other side”. At times the characters appeared to straddle the imaginary line of right and wrong. Saying any more would give away some of the plot.
The only part of the movie that I disagreed with was the value that a father has of a son’s opinion of him. At one point every kid hates their father and it isn’t until a different level of maturity is reached that a son can appreciate a father. For me that took away from the end of the movie just a little bit.
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My Review - 8.5/10
8.5/10