Excels on Performances

Rating: 7/10 (2 October 2015)

3:10 to Yuma, Dan Evans (Christian Bale) is an Arizona rancher with a world of problems. He's got a bum leg from the war, his cattle are suffering from the drought, he's in debt to a man looking to sell his land to the railroads, and his 14-year-old son (Logan Lerman) doesn't respect him. Evans is given an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, however, when he witnesses the capture of Ben Wade (Russell Crowe), an infamous outlaw responsible for stealing over $400,000 in Pinkerton money and killing several along the way. Hoping to prolong the inevitable by earning some extra cash, Evans agrees to escort the prisoner – along with a Pinkerton (Dallas Roberts), a surly bounty hunter (Peter Fonda) and a veterinarian (Alan Tudyk) – to the town of Contention where Wade will board the 3:10 train to Yuma prison. Considered a suicide mission by many, the odds are slimmed considerably with Wade's posse – led by his lunatic right-hand man, Charlie Prince (Ben Foster) – hot on their trail.