Saturday, January 19, 2008

3:10 to Yuma (2007) Directed by James Mangold

Summary: A modern retelling of the 1957 film. Desperate to pay off his debts, a small-time rancher volunteers to help escort a notoriously brutal outlaw to the nearest train station. As the story progresses, however, the rancher feels himself slowly buckling beneath the criminal's sinister - and prodigious - talent for psychological warfare.

Things I Liked: The brilliantly rendered characters. The direction. The exceptionally lean story structure. The writing.

Things I Didn't Like: The few (admittedly minor) character inconsistencies.


Three and One Half Stars out of Five Stars



FilmWatch Ratings Legend:

One Star: Hated it

Two Stars: Didn't like it

Three Stars: Liked it

Four Stars: Really liked it

Five Stars: Loved it

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