confusing western

Rating: 5/10 (22 February 2008)

I enjoyed this movie up until the part where the great Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) had a change of mind, helping his own capture by being shot at and jumping over roofs to get to the Yuma train. I also didn't understand why Crowe's character would kill his entire crew who risked their lives to be loyal to their boss. I understand that Crowe's character might have taken a liken to the brave and crippled Dan Evans (Christian Bale), but what did he expect was going to happen to Evans when everyone in the entire town were shooting at the two of them. I was relieved when Evans' young son decided not to shoot Ben Wade...it showed he would eventually become the bigger man.