6.5:10 For Yuma

Rating: 7/10 (1 May 2008)

This is definitely not your typical type of western movie one would be expecting, and this definitely will not be enjoyed by everyone. It doesn’t have that stylish cowboy shootout or killing everyone senselessly; but it is more of a dramatic western movie which works to the certain levels.
Three Ten started of very slow to the very point that I thought - well it actually be of any fun?, even with some gun fight it still felt very drag on, dull and unnecessary in the first hour, luckily the amount of pace start to catch up gradually and the last forty five minutes start to be something more like a cowboy movie. I don’t like my cowboy movie to go much off the track.
I guess the present of Russell and Christian are the main reason I watch this movie, plus I read a whole lot of positive review about it. The two were just awesome, actually almost everyone in this movie is awesome, and some of them even give a very decent performance even with unexplored character. At first I thought Ben was more of a miscast but after the movie went along I realize he wasn’t all bad at all.
The whole production was also pretty good, a very stylish wardrobe I must say, a very good lighting, good direction, brilliant location (not too deserted), and good editing. The only things that keep this movie from reaching its fullest got to be the uneven story and that unnecessarily overlong introduction. And that to me is the key point to any great movie.
Lastly, with so many positive reviews I might have too higher hope for it, which leads to a mere disappointment when it doesn’t reach that expectation. It is still a good film none the less but don’t get high hope on it. The good thing is at least the movie is more or less rewatch-able.
Recommendation: I Guess You Can Rent It.
Reason to Watch: Russell and Christian were great.
Reason Not to: First part of the movie is overlong and boring.
Rating: 6.5/10 (Grade: C+)
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