If you think that trip to the train in the morning commute is a tiresome chore, make sure that you stop all that you are doing and watch 3:10 To Yuma to see the difficultly Dan has. 3:10 To Yuma kept me more spellbound, more interested and more intrigued than any other film I have seen recently. It's a 9 (it was brilliant!). Don't be put off that this is western, it has a gripping plot, great acting and heart pounding action.
Dan (Christian Bale) is a struggling farmer who's son think that's he is a failure. But when Dan stumbles upon the chance to escort the ruthless killer Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) to the nearby town for $200, he joins the escort party. The party is being chased by Ben's gang led by the homicidally insane Charlie (Ben Foster) to stop them from putting Ben on the 3:10 prison train to Yuma from Contention. Through troubles and attacks, the party is reduced one by one until they reach the town. There is the tense count down to catch the train and face the gang that is waiting - and steam train and throbbing sound effect for it add even more drama to the final confrontation.
Every character is interesting. Charlie, the psychopathic gang leader during Ben's absence is entertainingly over the top, Ben the cold murder warms, Dan struggles for his family and most of all for his son, and his son goes from seeing his dad as a failure to a hero. All others add to the layered plot - becoming a hero, looking up to parent, appreciating life's struggle, doing good, singled minded killing. The filming is majestic, the effects spot on. The only little thing that prevented me from giving it the top mark, was that it's a "classic western" - you know fairly well what will happen. Even though there are no mind shattering twists or shocks, it is very, very good and wildly entertaining.
Dan (Christian Bale) is a struggling farmer who's son think that's he is a failure. But when Dan stumbles upon the chance to escort the ruthless killer Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) to the nearby town for $200, he joins the escort party. The party is being chased by Ben's gang led by the homicidally insane Charlie (Ben Foster) to stop them from putting Ben on the 3:10 prison train to Yuma from Contention. Through troubles and attacks, the party is reduced one by one until they reach the town. There is the tense count down to catch the train and face the gang that is waiting - and steam train and throbbing sound effect for it add even more drama to the final confrontation.
Every character is interesting. Charlie, the psychopathic gang leader during Ben's absence is entertainingly over the top, Ben the cold murder warms, Dan struggles for his family and most of all for his son, and his son goes from seeing his dad as a failure to a hero. All others add to the layered plot - becoming a hero, looking up to parent, appreciating life's struggle, doing good, singled minded killing. The filming is majestic, the effects spot on. The only little thing that prevented me from giving it the top mark, was that it's a "classic western" - you know fairly well what will happen. Even though there are no mind shattering twists or shocks, it is very, very good and wildly entertaining.
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