|
3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. This gets a 9/10 from me. For those who haven't seen the previews, this is a Western with Crowe as the outlaw getting escorted to the train to Yuma by Christian Bale. I won't reveal too much of the story which in my opinion was the weakest part. Certain actions by some characters struck me as dumb or unbelievable but I was willing to go along with it since the rest of the movie was so good.
Both Bale and Crowe put out some great performances, you really empathize and understand them by the end as does Ben Foster as Crowe's psychopathic 2nd in command. Alan Tudyk is also in this and puts forth a convincing act unlike Luke Wilson who did an ok job but it was really distracting having him of all people in a hardbitten Western.
Anyway, the movie has some good shootout scenes but isn't all action, focusing more on the moral ambiguity available in the West, contrasting Bale's straight and narrow rancher with Crowe's powerful and intelligent outlaw. If you like Westerns at all, it's a must see and highly recommended for anyone else. I'd say it's the best one I've seen since Unforgiven and Tombstone.
__________________
The black wind howls...
|