Absurd, Corny, Incoherent and Overrated

Rating: 5/10 (21 July 2008)

The rancher Daniel Evans (Christian Bale), who lost part of his leg in the Civil War, is broken and owing a large amount to a powerful man in Bisbee. When the outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) is captured after the heist of a stagecoach, Dan offers to escort the cold blood killer to the city of Contention to take the 3:10 PM train to Yuma to be sent to trial. In return, he would receive US$ 200,00, enough to save his land and give a better life to his family. During their journey, Ben gets closer to Dan while his gang of criminals follows the group to rescue their boss.
The deceptive "3:10 to Yuma" has an absurd and incoherent plot and is absolutely overrated in IMDb. Indeed I can not understand how many viewers do not see how illogical this movie is (maybe influenced by the positive marketing). I am a big fan of Christian Bale, I like Russell Crowe a lot, and actually their performances are top-notch as usual. Regarding the Hollywoodian bad guy Ben Wade, he is a cold blood killer and leader of mean criminals. However, along their journey, he has feelings for Dan in a ridiculously corny situation; he runs and jumps over the roofs and alleys without any explanation to help Dan to reach the station; in the climax, he kills his own loyal men that had risked their lives to save him. Regarding Dan Evans, he leaves his wife and sons in a dangerous trip just to raise money; however, he neither accepts the offer of Ben (ok, it would be corruption and not compatible to a good guy) nor the money of the railroad agent when they are under siege in the hotel with a dreadful perspective of survival. Last but not the least, he runs and jumps very well with only one foot. Why the good guy did not kill the arrogant and cruel Ben Wade along the incidental trip? Maybe the most ridiculous situation is Byron McElroy (Peter Fonda), who was shot in the stomach, riding a horse on the next day. See the original 1957 film instead. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "Os Indomáveis" ("The Indomitable")