Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #168 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-01-28
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 117 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Never let it be said that the Western is dead. Because every time its last rites are read, another filmmaker moves in and produces another fine entry to an enduring genre that'll simply never go away. In this case, the film is 3:10 To Yuma, and the filmmaker is James Mangold, straight off his Oscar-winning Johnny Cash biopic, Walk The Line.

3:10 To Yuma is, however, a far different beast, bringing together two of the most magnetic male leads in modern day cinema. On the one hand, there's Christian Bale as the law-enforcing Sheriff, and he's facing off against Russell Crowe's killer. Unsurprisingly, it's the conflict and sparks between these two that ignite the film, and turn it into a film well worth seeking out.

For what director Mangold realises is that the trick with 3:10 To Yuma (named after the prison train that Bale's character seeks to put Crowe's on) is to give his two stars room to work, and injecting plenty of action and excitement into the mix. The end result, while not a top-notch Western, turns out to be a real cut above most of the current multiplex fodder. Even if Westerns aren't usually your thing, it's well worth giving this one a try. --Jon Foster

Synopsis
James Mangold (WALK THE LINE) directs this remake of the classic Western film. Christian Bale stars as a sheriff who vows to bring a killer (Academy Award winner Russell Crowe) to justice, but it won't be easy to put the criminal on the train to Yuma.

Customer Reviews

Good genes make for exceptionally talented children
If Unforgiven and the Bourne Supremacy had a child, 3:10 would be it.

You will have missed some truly exceptional film making and rollicking entertainment if you let this one pull out without you!

The Ending - Spoiler
I think the ending to this film was excellent and believable in the circumstances.

There was a certain level of redemption throughout the film, very much triggered by the strong morals that Dan possessed.
A lack of self esteem and poverty were what most people saw, and Dan was terrified of that... Ben Wade was the only man who saw Dan for what he actually was - True to his own belief, uncontradictory and with an untouchable strength of character. Probably attributes that he sees himself as possessing, albeit from the complete opposite end of the moralistic spectrum. It was clear that Ben Wade respected Dan.

One thing that no-one has commented on is the fact that Charlie Prince knows Ben Wade better than most. He trusts him as a leader of a gang that is solely about making money (Ben Wade gestures/refers to affluence and the power of money on a few occassions throughout). This does not necessarily mean that he trusts him as a man... and this is evident in the final shoot-out between them. Charlie Prince draws first, or at least is ready for the gun fight before it happens. Their relationship was based on business and business related reliability, not nights in the bar and sh*ts and giggles. Charlie Prince probably heard Ben screaming for Dan's life as he was gunned down, and it's fair to assume that this will have been the first time that he has heard this. The difference between Ben Wade and Charlie is that Ben Wade would have made the association immediately and killed himself in an instant. It took Charlie enough time to supply Ben Wade with a gun before he figured out what was going on.

There may have been points throughout the film where things were a little far-fetched, but the relationships and actions between the four main players (Ben, Dan, Charlie, and Dan's son) remained true and explainable throughout.

I expected better
I am a big fan of the more authentic westerns,ie Geronimo,Broken Trail,Open Range etc,I was looking forward to seeing a decent western with two brilliant actors in the lead roles. What a huge disappointment. If you can tolerate gunshots sounding like the blanks they are, a man who is gutshot,has to be transported by stretcher,loses lots of blood,operated on as soon as a veterinary doctor sees him & in the next scene is riding on the escort to take the baddie to justice & along with other `spaghetti western` bits you might get some enjoyment out of it but for me it takes the realms of western mythology a bit to far. If this is the best this director can do I won`t be watching any more of his films. A total waste of Russell Crowes & Christian Bales talents.