Review of 3:10 to Yuma (2007) by Raphael Georg K — 07 Apr 2013

The James Mangold's film is a tense and traditional Western, based on the 1957 movie with the same title. Mangold simply brings back the good old Western of old full of points needed to make it radiant.

In the story we see Dan Evans (Christian Bale) and Ben Wade (Russell Crowe). Evans is an alleged farmer whose family is suffering from a drought and a ruthless landlord. Evans and his son intersect with the notorious outlaw Ben Wade and his gang on his way to town to face his landlord, and Wade just let it go. But the connection between these two men and the older son of Dan, it's far from over. Dan eventually accept an offer made by an agent of the railroad to help escort Wade to a train headed to Yuma prison, while the dangerous gang of Wade follows them at every step. With great action scenes, with the Western style, with several twists that anyone, even I wasn't waiting for, with lush landscapes, and we see the relationship of the characters grow throughout the film, a relationship of hatred, respect and friendship. With two fantastic actors.

Christian Bale and Russell Crowe simply kill their roles in making them so real and true Western Mans.

3:10 to Yuma is a movie with the old Western, with all the elements necessary, an Badass shotter (check); a man loocking for justice and redemption (check); an outlaw gang with blood dirsty (check); badass and epic old western gunfight in a city with the clock chinking (check, check and check)!