Entertaining.

Rating: 7/10 (5 May 2008)

The casting of Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in the lead roles made 3:10 to Yuma a very appealing proposition.
Unfortunately, 3:10 to Yuma is a simple, linear western which does not make effective use of the talents of Crowe and Bale.
It is two-hours of cat and mouse which is ably executed and good fun. However, considering that Crowe and Bale were at its disposal it is a rather frustrating experience considering the lack of character insight.
3:10 Yuma is worth a watch, and the script tries to make amends for the lack of character development with a gritty last twenty minutes... Sadly it was too little too late.