Rating of
4/4
Crowe and Bale shine in 3:10 to Yuma
Movies - wrote on 06/06/08
A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, and Alan Tudyk are in this film. Russel Crowe is really magnificent in this one, Oscar worthy perhaps. He plays badass vigilante Ben Wade. Bale & Fonda also put on excellent performances, however, Crowe is the one who really shines in this. Ben Foster surprisingly did extrememly well playing Ben Wade's right hand man Charlie Prince
The dialogue between Crowe and Bale was the real greatness behind 3:10, especially when locked in the hotel room. The action is done well, leaving the best for last of course. The transfering of Wade from one place to the other was also great, giving Crowe a path to express what his character is all about.
For a movie who's genre hasn't been shining in recent years, 3:10 To Yuma does a great job of reviving the Western Movie Genre. Its got Non-Stop action, and great performances all around.
Cast: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Alan Tudyk
Directed by James Mangold (Walk the Line)
