One of the greatest westerns ever.

Rating: 8/10 (16 September 2007)

Everything you could ask for from a western. I rate this one right up there with UNFORGIVEN(1992)and TOMBSTONE(1993). The 1957 original starring Glen Ford and Van Heflin was pretty darn good; but Russell Crowe and Christian Bale makes this 3:10 to Yuma one of the great ones. Full flavor shoot-em-up western. A more than well photographed movie about Arizona filmed in New Mexico. A desperate farmer(Bale)struggles to support his ranch and family through a harsh drought. He accepts 200 dollars to help transport a notorious bad man(Crowe)to the railroad depot to board the 3:10 to Yuma for imprisonment. The gang leader does everything including bribery to sway the farmer into letting him escape. Excellent efforts from Peter Fonda, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol and Logan Lerman. Without the violence and strong language you would have a TV show not a great movie. Catch the 3:10 and you'll be happy to do it again.