“James Mangold's "3:10 to Yuma" restores the wounded heart of the Western and rescues it from the morass of pointless violence. The Western in its glory days was often a morality play, a story about humanist values penetrating the lawless anarchy of the frontier. It still follows that tradition in films like Eastwood's "The Unforgiven," but the audience's appetite for morality plays and Westerns seems to be fading. Here the quality of the acting, and the thought behind the film, make it seem like a vanguard of something new, even though it's a remake of a good movie 50 years old."
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070906/REVIEWS/709060305
After I read the review by Ebert, I compleatly agree with what he is saying. He has some very good points. When he said they dont make many westerns anymore I thought that was very true. Most movies now days are all about some weird monstars from space that want to take over the world. I find this to be annoying most to all the time.
The two leads are a dermatologist's dream-Bale's nose wart and Crowe's facial moles dominate the closeups. Set in Cochise County, Arizona, Christian Bale is Dan Evans, a hard-luck farming Civil War vet facing eviction from his land by a nasty overlord. He gets entangled in the capture of notorious outlaw Ben Wade, played by Russell Crowe, and commits to helping transport Wade to a prison train (the 3:10 to the Yuma Territorial Prison). This is a short over view of the movie from my perspective.
I rented "3:10 to Yuma" from the red box up at the local mcdonalds. I thought it was so good that I watched twice in a twenty-four hour period. If I were a real critric I would give this movie two thumbs up. I suggest you all check it out. Even though this was filmed in New Mexico.
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070906/REVIEWS/709060305
After I read the review by Ebert, I compleatly agree with what he is saying. He has some very good points. When he said they dont make many westerns anymore I thought that was very true. Most movies now days are all about some weird monstars from space that want to take over the world. I find this to be annoying most to all the time.
The two leads are a dermatologist's dream-Bale's nose wart and Crowe's facial moles dominate the closeups. Set in Cochise County, Arizona, Christian Bale is Dan Evans, a hard-luck farming Civil War vet facing eviction from his land by a nasty overlord. He gets entangled in the capture of notorious outlaw Ben Wade, played by Russell Crowe, and commits to helping transport Wade to a prison train (the 3:10 to the Yuma Territorial Prison). This is a short over view of the movie from my perspective.
I rented "3:10 to Yuma" from the red box up at the local mcdonalds. I thought it was so good that I watched twice in a twenty-four hour period. If I were a real critric I would give this movie two thumbs up. I suggest you all check it out. Even though this was filmed in New Mexico.
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