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Never let it be said that the Western is dead. Because every time its last rites are read, another filmmaker moves in and produces another fine entry to an enduring genre that’ll simply never go away. In this case, the film is 3:10 To Yuma, and the filmmaker is James Mangold, straight off his Oscar-winning Johnny Cash biopic, Walk The Line.

3:10 To Yuma is, however, a far different beast, bringing together two of the most magnetic male leads in modern day cinema. On the one hand, there’s Christian Bale as the law-enforcing Sheriff, and he’s facing off against Russell Crowe’s killer. Unsurprisingly, it’s the conflict and sparks between these two that ignite the film, and turn it into a film well worth seeking out.

For what director Mangold realises is that the trick with 3:10 To Yuma (named after the prison train that Bale’s character seeks to put Crowe’s on) is to give his two stars room to work, and injecting plenty of action and excitement into the mix. The end result, while not a top-notch Western, turns out to be a real cut above most of the current multiplex fodder. Even if Westerns aren’t usually your thing, it’s well worth giving this one a try. --Jon Foster

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James Mangold (WALK THE LINE) directs this remake of the classic Western film. Christian Bale stars as a sheriff who vows to bring a killer (Academy Award winner Russell Crowe) to justice, but it won't be easy to put the criminal on the train to Yuma.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, gritty and action-packed western, 3 Dec 2007

By	Hooligween "Rowena the Red" (Kernow, Great Britain) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Putting Russell Crowe and Christian Bale together in this movie was a master-stroke. They take opposing roles as the film romps along and the conflict (and then friendship) which develops between them makes for some gripping, nasty and touching moments.
This isn't one of those slowly paced, meandering modern westerns where it takes forever and a day for nothing much to happen. This is a vigh-velocity romp with plenty of wham! and bam! In 3:10 To Yuma the characters develop through blood, sweat and tears (punctuated by gunfire and fist fights).

Bale is a failing farmer, a cripple, who feels he's letting down his family and in particular his oldest son. Crowe is a high-living outlaw, used to ruling the roost and robbing whoever he can. Their paths cross when Crowe is captured and Bale agrees to join the guards who will take the prisoner to catch the prison train (that's the 3:10 to Yuma).

So that sets the scene for a road journey, one where the two men get to know each other, understand more about each other, fight each other, ride horses, sit round campfire, get beaten up -- all that good western stuff. The pace of the film is rapid, so it doesn't sit around dwelling on each point, but clips along to the next fight, the next showdown, the next twist.
There are moments of sweeping action on the plains and in the railroad yards, backed with gritted-teeth drama as the farmer's son starts to admire the outlaw -- his father can't compete with the glamorous gun-slinger who effortlessly charms the women, and provides exactly the wrong role model for the boy.
Bale's character can't quite believe that Crowe really is 100% bad, and that he's completely beyond redemption. Crowe keeps proving, brutally, that he really IS a bad man. Yet in the end, both characters find a form of redemption, via a shower of bullets and a heart-stopping chase sequence. It's one of the best showdown sequences I've ever seen, across the clapboard walkways, through the barns and alleyways and on the roofs of a frontier town.

3:10 to Yuma is over two hours long but it flies by. If you missed it at the movies then definitely watch it now. It's one of the best westerns to come along for years -- all guns blazing...

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4.0 out of 5 stars WESTERN GENRE FANS WILL LOVE IT, 29 Nov 2007

By	stuart "s.vernon" (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

It wasn't until the last three years that I became an enormous Western fan so it was with great excitement that I drooled to see '310 To Yuma' the newest Western to hit the big screens in a long time. Although some reviewers hailed it as the rebirth of the Hollywood Western I won't go that far but for us Western starved fans it fulfilled my quota and there aren't many out there any more. The characters and actors that played them did a magnificent job and director James Mangold knows how to bring a story to life and really get the most out of his characters so that you become completely attached to them as he did with the outstanding Walk The Line as well as other of his films. He has only 7 film credits to his name and almost every one can be heralded as terrific stories. You can just tell he puts his heart and soul into it. Nonetheless he certainly makes sure that everything is in place that you would want from a Western. The villainy and the shootouts, and the small western town, the cattle farmer, the gangs, the sand and tumbleweeds, coach robberies, horses, camping under the stars and the railway. There isn't anything missing and you feel like you're immersed into this world and that is the key to a great Western.

I do like Christian Bale. Please don't anyone think I don't. He has done some terrific work but I'm beginning to feel he might be slightly over rated. I thought his performance in Rescue Dawn (see my review) was ridiculous and over performed and I think I've come to realize he might just be someone who really over acts his roles. In 310 To Yuma he plays down on his luck family man and cattle farmer Dan Evans. He does a decent job but he just seems so hyped up and on edge that it's almost hard to watch him. I mean I understand he is playing a desperate man but still the performance was overdone I thought. Russell Crowe literally steals the show as absolutely notorious villain and killer Ben Wade. Crowe's Wade should probably be considered for Oscar Nominations because his suave, polite, and yet diabolically disturbing performance just draws you in and makes everything worth while. This is truly his best role in a long time!! I would love to see Ben Wade come back in a sequel with Crowe returning to the role. He is brilliant and him and Bale have good chemistry but I think it's more from Crowe's performance than Bale's. Terrific young character actor Ben Foster is Ben Wade's right hand man Charlie Prince. His character could have easily carried the film as the villain and he is just as terrifying in a far less subtle way than Crowe's character. Foster is terrific and I was convinced he would turn on Wade rather than stay loyal to the very end which is part of the irony of the film I think. The infamous in his own right Peter Fonda plays a small yet very important and distinguished role as a bounty hunter of sorts and Wade's long time nemesis. I would have absolutely loved to have seen Fonda and Crowe go head to head more than they did. You could sense the tension and it was terrific. Not to leave the rest of the cast out because they all did their fair share including strong performances from Alan Tudyk, Logan Lerman (was really terrific in his role as Bale's son), and Luce Rains. They all basically supported Bale and Crowe in their respective performances and they were all terrific.

It really boils down to this. If you're a fan of Westerns than 310 To Yuma is really going to impress you because it has everything you could possibly ask for. And if you're not a fan of Westerns you won't like it because it's Western through and through. The story is terrific, the characters are great and it is a film that will likely stick around because I think it's got classic written on it. I have never seen the original 310 To Yuma although I'd like to and I don't know if it was good or not but this remake certainly brings it to a new generation because remake or on it's own it definitely gets it's point across for it's genre. Not life changing but a damn good western. 8.5/10

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5.0 out of 5 stars 3:10 to Goodness..., 17 Jan 2008

By	D. Woods (DURHAM, DURHAM United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a fan of all kinds of movies, but a lot of westerns leave me cold. Especially the older ones, where everybody always seemed to be so emaculate, despite the dust and grime of thier surroundings. And cheesy dialogue (lots of that). The better westerns were morality tales, like High Noon or action packed tales of violence, like the Dollars trilogy. What we have with this film is a perfect blend of both. A wonderful moral tale about redemption, loss, love and fighting for what you believe in melded with all that you expect from a really good western - coach chases, gunfights and some squinty-eyed quick draws. Performance wise? Note perfect. Actors like Christian Bale and Russell Crowe automatically add depth, but the stand-out is Ben Foster as Crowe's right hand psycho 'Charlie Prince'. A chilling and quirky performance. So, all in all, a good enough western to fans of the old fashioned type, with enough action and depth to appeal to the new crowd. Brilliant.

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