All the critics in the LA Area I heard loved this remake of the 1957 western "3:10 to Yuma" , as did LA Times reviewer Kenneth Turan who, in his recommendation says:
Synopsis:
Outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) terrorizes 1800s Arizona, especially the Southern Railroad, until he is finally captured. Wade must be brought to trial, so Dan Evans (Christian Bale), the owner of a drought-stricken ranch, volunteers to escort him to the train. Along the trail, a grudging respect forms between the men, but danger looms at every turn, and the criminal's men are in pursuit.
Release date: September 2007
1 hr. 57 min.
R
Cast: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster
Director: James Mangold
Genre: Western, Outlaw (Gunfighter) Film, Psychological Western
What's most impressive...is that James Mangold directs with such energy and passion it's as if he didn't know it's all been done before. Approaching this material with the enthusiasm of a famished man confronting his first square meal in days, Mangold has brought welcome intensity to the project, giving "3:10 to Yuma" a visceral, immediate quality that makes it realistic and mythic all at the same time.
Synopsis:
Outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) terrorizes 1800s Arizona, especially the Southern Railroad, until he is finally captured. Wade must be brought to trial, so Dan Evans (Christian Bale), the owner of a drought-stricken ranch, volunteers to escort him to the train. Along the trail, a grudging respect forms between the men, but danger looms at every turn, and the criminal's men are in pursuit.
Release date: September 2007
1 hr. 57 min.
R
Cast: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster
Director: James Mangold
Genre: Western, Outlaw (Gunfighter) Film, Psychological Western
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