3:10 to Yuma (R)

Running Time : 1 hours, 57 minutes
Directed by James Mangold
Starring Russell Crowe, Christian Bale

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Synopsis:

Based on the classic Western by Elmore Leonard. First made into a film in 1957.

In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other’s respect. But with Wade’s outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny.

Critics’ Takes on 3:10 to Yuma:

“[Director] Mangold succeeds on his own terms, largely because the actors he's working with here, Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, so comfortably inhabit the movie, and the genre that cradles it.” –Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

“Who says remakes are always inferior to the original film? And who says the western is dead? Especially when a movie is as entertaining as this one, you begin to think this formerly beloved genre is due for a revival.” –Richard Schnickel, Time

“In this movie, Fonda really is iconic. 3:10 to Yuma may be familiar, but, at its best, it has a rapt quality, even an aura of wonder.” –David Denby, New Yorker

“James Mangold's 3:10 to Yuma restores the wounded heart of the Western and rescues it from the morass of pointless violence.” –Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times