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[Mit]

3:10 To Yuma​

Directed by James Mangold; Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Logan Lerman, Peter Fonda
Rated: R; 122 Minutes

When the murderous bandit Ben Wade (Crowe) is captured, he must be put on the train to Yuma where he will be tried and executed. Only problem is, not many want to make the dangerous journey to Yuma. Dan Evans (Bale), a Civil War veteran, volunteers to take Wade to the station to put him to justice.

The acting by Crowe (Wade) and Bale (Evans) is absolutely sensational. Even though Wade is a murderer, it is difficult at times to decipher whether he is good or bad. Some of his actions make him seem he's good, but others make him seem bad. This makes Wade a very complex character. Evans is also a complex character, but I won't go into details as it might spoil the plot. Also, I absolutely loved the sound in this movie. From the epic gun fights and the crazy train robberies, the sound keeps you on the edge of the seat. I also liked how this movie deviated from the norms of the whole Western film genre, as the "bad guy" (Wade) could have possibly been a protagonist. In most Westerns, there are clear cut protagonists and antagonists. For example, In Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, Clint Eastwood's character is clearly the protagonist. Anyone that goes against him is clearly the antagonist.

One thing I didn't like about this movie was that it was slow at times. The plot is pretty slow for the first half of the movie, but it becomes more exciting as Wade's posse comes for him at Yuma. I also found the dialogue sometimes to be very predictable and artificial. There were times where Bale's character, Evans, said some things and it did not sound plausible.

Overall, this was a very good Western film, which has plenty of action and violence. Although, it's focus is on development of the main characters, Wade and Evans. If you like complex characters, good sound, and deviation from the Western film genre, then you should enjoy this movie.

My Rating: 9/10

 

[Buzzman]

No mention of Ben Fosters performance?

also this sentence seemed redundant,

This makes Wade a very complex character. Evans is also a complex character, but I won't go into details as it might spoil the plot.

Also, tell us how it was slow, not that it is.

Good Movie though.

 

[Mit]

No mention of Ben Fosters performance?

also this sentence seemed redundant,



Also, tell us how it was slow, not that it is.

Good Movie though.

I actually did forget to mention Foster's performance. Not sure how, as he was a great villain.

And I'm not entirely sure what you mean by telling you how it's slow. Do you mind elaborating?

 

[Buzzman]

yea like for example, 3:10 To Yuma has nice shootouts, but drags in some scenes because they are dull and seem to serve no purpose other then moving from point A to point B. They could have developed their backgrounds a bit more through conversation but instead seemed to ramble about useless material.

Not exactly like that but sort of like that.

Another thing about this sentence,

Even though Wade is a murderer, it is difficult at times to decipher whether he is good or bad. Some of his actions make him seem he's good, but others make him seem bad.

The second sentence is redundant due to the previous sentence. You already said it was hard to tell if he was good or bad, so the second sentence should have been something like

"Even though Wade is a murderer, it is difficult at times to decipher whether he is good or bad. Countless times throughout the film his actions define him as a morale man, but his reputation as an outlaw states otherwise. That's why hes such a great joy to watch. He's stuck between two colliding worlds and he can only be apart of one of them."

Its not what you saw, but how you say it.

 

[Mit]

yea like for example, 3:10 To Yuma has nice shootouts, but drags in some scenes because they are dull and seem to serve no purpose other then moving from point A to point B. They could have developed their backgrounds a bit more through conversation but instead seemed to ramble about useless material.

Not exactly like that but sort of like that.

Another thing about this sentence,



The second sentence is redundant due to the previous sentence. You already said it was hard to tell if he was good or bad, so the second sentence should have been something like

"Even though Wade is a murderer, it is difficult at times to decipher whether he is good or bad. Countless times throughout the film his actions define him as a morale man, but his reputation as an outlaw states otherwise. That's why hes such a great joy to watch. He's stuck between two colliding worlds and he can only be apart of one of them."

Its not what you saw, but how you say it.

Alright that actually helps quite a bit. I'm still trying to get better at writing reviews, so any help is good right now.

 

[Mit]

On break. Gonna watch a fuckton of movies for the next week or so. Anybody got suggestions for movies that I ought to watch?