Good remake

Rating: 7/10 (23 December 2007)

I've never watched the original version of "3:10 to Yuma", but this one really surprised me so I'm gonna say that this is a good remake. Mangold managed to hold my attention right till the end and there aren't any boring parts in this movie. Everything is made on high level of professionalism but what really puts life in this story are actors. I will extract only two names from this great cast list: Russell Crowe and Ben Foster. Crowe is excellent, so cold and strong acting. He's great as bad guy. But Foster surprised me, his ability of portraying Charlie Prince is stunning, cause I've never seen him in this kind of role. Christian Bale, young Logan Lerman and legendary Peter Fonda are also good, but Crowe mostly steals the show.
This western is somehow different then all the others. Because westerns are made so people would enjoy themselves (especially for males); there are lots of shootings with plot that is always very easy to follow. But Yuma (and westerns like "The Searchers" and others) takes a turn there. Yuma is not just a western, cause it has great story and great character development. Both, Ben Wade and Dan Evans are talking about their lives. How did parents treat Wade when he was child, what happened to Evans in the war, relationship between Evans and his older son and every conversation between Wade and Evans is great. There are so many topics to discuss about that this movie goes beyond normally western and makes my favorite "western" movie. If you don't like westerns just watch it because of Crowe and Foster. Highly recommended.