3:10 To Yuma
 

Great movie. Beautifully photographed, terrific acting, an iconic western with homages to John Ford, Sergio Leone and High Noon. Russell Crowe is playing Marlon Brando, but at least he's aiming high (pun intended) and succeeding. Christian Bale is wonderful and Ben Curtis, Logan Lerman (who went to pre-school with my son) and Peter Fonda (of all people) delivery outstanding supporting performances.

If you love westerns, you'll love this movie. Even if you don't, it's a wonderful entertainment and you'll be talking about it long after you leave the theater. Highly recommended.

Re: 3:10 To Yuma
 

How are the media reviews for this in general? I only saw one, kind of mixed review from the NY Times, but I really don't trust them.

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Ebert gave it 4 stars.

Good to see the Western make a return to mainstream cinema.

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see the thread in OOT about this movie. i think the movie was vastly over reviewed.

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I also saw 3:10 to Yuma this weekend and I concur with your pithy non-iconic post. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Peter Fonda - He was a surprise! What a great role he played and he did it well, self-contained yet poignant.

This movie is indeed a great western and is worth seeing, a few times over in fact.

-Zeno

Re: 3:10 To Yuma
 

Movie was average at best.
Lousy directing devoid of any substance or style.
Solid turns by the actors but the Crowe character was laughably silly.

Ending was god awful.

Its your typical studio action movie set in the old west.

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...and Peter Fonda (of all people) delivery outstanding supporting performances.

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Didn't you think Peter Fonda was good in Ulee's Gold?

~ Rick

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Fonda is a solid actor and has been good in many roles...but his character had essentially about 5-10 lines in the movie and no depth at all...not sure how his performance could be considered outstanding.

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Yes, he was excellent in that movie. But I don't think of him as someone I'd want to see in a western. Then again, Crowe and Bale don't come immediately to mind either.

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Fonda was good in The Limey.