A Modern Western Unleashed

Rating: 10/10 (17 September 2007)

I love it when I can leave a movie theatre and really feel like I got my $11 worth. Trust me, with 3:10 To Yuma you leave feeling like you got at least $22 out of the experience. Everything from the acting to the cinematography, to the score were superb. Many, many, accolades to both Christain Bale and Russell Crowe, both did an outstanding job playing opposite each other. Also, my hats off to Peter Fonda as well for playing a righteously despicable bounty hunter. 3:10 is a perfect rendition of an old western short story, that's brought into the modern age by it's amazing ability to capture the imagery and setting of the 'old west' time period. The shots and the quality of the film create an aesthetic this genre's predecessors from the 1950's and 60's were not able to capture. This element helps the audience to more realistically than ever be able to pit themselves in the untamed west, see the sunsets, feel the snow and the cold, taste the dirt, and smell the gun powder. Go see it.