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Plot: A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
Now I would like to clarify before the rest of my review is read that I have not seen the original off of which this film is based so my review will not be a comparison there, but I will in the future try and watch it to have a basis for comparison. So this review is of this film as a stand alone.
This film is subdued. Like Christian Bales? character Dan Evans, the film has spurts of sustained adrenaline, but nothing full fledged. It takes its time to open up revealing character for the main ones, but leaving the rest to fend for themselves in two dimensional roles. That is fine as it fleshes out the main character very well and makes for a nice ride and adventure sort of a character study than a thrilling western. There is one man to keep the flare very much alive throughout though and that is Ben Fosters? tough and good for nothing puppy dog of a side kick Charlie Prince. He?s the mean tough and detached bad guy of the film. Russell Crowe as Ben Wade has to provide the psychological bad guy of sorts, but there are plenty of bad characters in this here western. Not the least of which are several of the captors escorting Wade like Tucker who has his own bad faults like burning down a certain someone?s barn in the very beginning. Still though, I would call this the best western in quite a long while for its characterizations alone.
And I would say that is because of the heavy presence of Crowe and the subdued approach of Bale which adds an interesting dignity to each. The film isn?t over the top, but subdued not feeling like a hard R film at all outside of a gruesome wound in the stomach and a splattering of language that is so minimal it quickly forgotten. The film also has a very good story to work with, one of redemption and heroes which also doesn?t loose sight of realism and has quite fragile characters. You may be able to see most of the film coming, but it is enjoyable because of the delicacy it takes in getting there.
truly .. I want more duet on Crowe n Bale .. they magnificently gives superb aura on this flick .. n it is hard to remake a good classic western .. but this is beyond that ..
Not a big fan of the genre but this was just WOW !!
Christian Bale's performance was more than magnificant, whenever he was in a scene i felt totally detached from everything else to focus on what he was doing !
Never really liked Russel Crowe but he was perfect for his role too..
Simply a must see..
love it!!! this holds everything that a good cowboy movie should hold. and the selected actors in this are amazing, could'nt be better. my two favorites Christian Bale and Ben Foster and Russell Crowe is not so bad either :) if you like cowboy movies and is a fan of Billy the Kid you should really enjoy this..
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"There Gonna Hang Me In The Morning.." This film has the true essence of a classic western. I haven't seen the original film as this one is the remake,but I can tell you I loved this modern western.The chemistry between Russel and Christian were astounding. I am not a big fan of Crowe but this film he played the villain very well and I think over the years his acting has improved. The whole rest of the cast fit in well to the picture and setting of this film. Ben Foster who had a small role as the angel in "X-Men The Last Stand" did a great job playing the ruthless heart-less bad guy. I def would watch this movie again and again. 4 stars
They're gonna hang me in the morning
Before this night is done
They're gonna hang me in the mornin'
And I'll never see the sun
Haha it's such an awesome movie, the acting was superb by both of them Russell & Christian
Execellent movie! Haven't seen a good western movie in quite a while, but this one was great, I loved it, great cast with the 2 leading charectors Christian Bale and Russell Crowe, great movie!
This is the best western made in a very long time. Crowe and Bale were amazing. A movie you can watch over and over. This movie will become a classic.
This movie was well done! I thought the acting was grade A! Crowe and Bale were unbelievable!
Nicely done. Great action and drama. The humanity throughout the movie and especially in the ending is intense and compelling. Excellent performances by Crowe and Bale and they were equally commanding and captivating to watch together.
Video Clips for 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/310toyuma/