3:10 to Yuma Release
Date: January 08, 2008 Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Dallas Roberts,
Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Vinessa Shaw, Alan Tudyk, Luce Rains, Gretchen Mol Genre: Western MPAA Rating: R (for violence and some language)
In Arizona in
the late 1800s, infamous
outlaw Ben Wade (Russell
Crowe) and his vicious
gang of thieves and
murderers have plagued the
Southern Railroad. When Wade
is captured, Civil War
veteran Dan Evans (Christian
Bale), 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
Extras:
Commentary by director James
Mangold, "Destination Yuma"
making-of documentary, "An
Epic Explored" featurette,
"Outlaws, Gangs and Posses"
documentary, deleted scenes.
(Lionsgate).
Movie Spotlight
3:10 to Yuma Release
Date: September 7, 2007 Studio: Lionsgate Director: James Mangold Screenwriter: Stuart Beattie, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Dallas Roberts,
Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Vinessa Shaw, Alan Tudyk, Luce Rains, Gretchen Mol Genre: Western MPAA Rating: R (for violence and some language) Official Website: Lionsgate.com/310toYuma
Plot Summary: "3:10 to Yuma" stars Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben
Foster, Gretchen Mol and Peter Fonda in a modern take on the classic western by
Elmore Leonard from producing/writing/directing team Cathy Konrad and James
Mangold ("Walk the Line").
In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious
gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is
captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Bale), 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.
EN 5 Second Review:
We have been waiting since Unforgiven for this movie.
The best western since Clint.
Maybe
this redo didn’t need so many bells and whistles, but Mangold brings it
home Peter Travers: Rolling Stone Back in the Pleistocene Era (1957),
Elmore Leonard’s short story “3:10 to Yuma,” became a tense, tight
High Noon knockoff of a Western about a rancher (Van Heflin) trying
to get an outlaw (Glenn Ford) on a train to Yuma prison so he could
collect a reward and pay his debts. By the end – it’s a three-day trip
through Apache territory -- no one would help the poor bastard...more
3:10
to Yuma rehashes western motifs -- those
civilization/wilderness, essence of manhood themes --
but builds up to a poorly plotted, shoddily executed gun
battle Armond White: NY Press
It’s some kind of bad joke that a lame genre movie like the
new western 3:10 to Yuma gets prestige treatment while War,
an ideal example of genre filmmaking, gets ignored. Is it
that big-name actors control the market place?...more
Reinforced
by a strong central premise, James Mangold's remake walks a
fine line in retaining many of the original's qualities
while smartly shaking things up a bit Todd McCarthy: Variety
Russell Crowe may be the biggest name in the cast, but one
curious sidelight of the project is that the author of the
1953 short story on which the original 1957 film is based,
Elmore Leonard, reps far more of a draw now than he did half
a century ago...more
EN 5 Second Review:
We have been waiting since Unforgiven for this movie.
The best western since Clint.
3:10
to Yuma rehashes western motifs -