With great anticipation, I went into this film with high expectations for a whole lotta gun slinging, two-faced, darn-right dirty characters and lots of spitting. Well, my expectations were exceeded by far, minus the spitting. 3:10 to Yuma (a 1957 remake) was great fun to watch – a real mans movie. Don't get me wrong… I'm sure all the ladies will enjoy this, Russell Crowe and Christian Bale for two hours? Yes please! – even if Christian Bale's character had a wooden peg as a foot.
Great action, great plot, excellent dialog and brilliant acting. Overall a really cool western crime/drama. This film is just fun and Russell Crowe is awesome as Ben Wade. He is so charming and laid back, but plays mind games with his escorts and then just flips out. It's beautiful in a violent bloody-ends-in-death kinda way. I definitely recommend 3:10 to Yuma to anyone looking for a great movie to watch.