Saturday, September 13, 2014

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma directed by James Mangold, starring Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol, Logan Lerman, Peter Fonda, Alan Tudyk, Dallas Roberts, and Vinessa Shaw.

The acting alone in this movie makes it worth watching and that's from the two main leads to every secondary character that fills the rest of the movie.  Everyone does a great job of bringing this story alive and making the world in the movie complete and genuine.  Crowe and Bale shine as the two main leads.  Crowe's bad boy charisma saturates every scene he's in but the screenplay never forgets he's the villain.  Bale's character and dedication crates the foundation for the whole movie and we get to see how his character slowly penetrates Crowe's villain in an honest way that doesn't feel cheapened or fake.

I know the movie is a remake but I really wonder if the original can live up to this one because they did a good job of making it.  From the production, the direction, costumes, the acting, everything is top notch here as the world created feels real.  In my opinion it's a worthy addition to the Western genre of films.


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