Poorly done, challenges every sense of reality

Rating: 3/10 (24 September 2007)

I was stunned at the blatant disregard in this movie for reality. First of all, they treat a serious point blank gun shot wound to the gut as if it were a mere splinter...! I was so disappointed in the way the entire posse managed their deadly prisoner they have I was actually cheering for the bad guy. When I saw the torture scene and one of the posse declare," You can't do that...it's immoral." I almost fell out of my seat. The ending is totally unbelievable. The imprint of modern day political correctness superseded what could have otherwise been an excellent film. Revisionist westerns might as well be cartoons for their reliance on the "plausible impossible". The only actor to stay fully in character was the kid playing the Rancher's son! The ending of the film was equally disappointing for its absurdity...I wont' go there though...go see for yourself.
If you want to compare this film to just about any spaghetti western or to something more alluring like "Unforgiven" or even a surreal film like "High Plains Drifter", forget it. "3:10 to Yuma" is just a modern PC liberal's attempt to insinuate the people of those days were something akin to our politically correct and asinine world and is an insult to human intelligence throughout. If you know anything about 19th century Americana circa the post Civil War west, avoid this film like the plague, unless, of course, you are just looking for a good laugh.