Now if you told me 3 months ago that I would be reviewing 3:10 to Yuma, I would laugh at you. Now I know it's got high praise and all, but just I'm not a big fan of westerns. But I saw the trailer and it looked good so I figured "Why not give it a shot". I got a good deal on it ($12 on eBay. I really recommend eBay for all Blu-Ray purchases. They have deals) and today I finally got it in the mail.
3:10 to Yuma takes place of course in the early days of the US during it's movement to the west. An outlaw named Ben Wade (Russell Crow) who gets captured by sheriffs and a farmer named Dan Evans (Christian Bale). So the movie is basically about them taking this outlaw to the 3:10 Train to Yuma. But Wade's outlaw crew is not far behind and the chase is on to see who will get to the station first.
The movie was very entertaining. It was not bad but I was going in thinking it would be a lot better. Maybe I just built up my hopes to much for the movie. The Blu-Ray itself on the other hand did no let down at all. It's got perfect picture. The colors and detail are some of the best I have seen on Blu-Ray. It's one of the few I own that even has 7.1 PCM Uncompressed audio. But dont expect much of it since the movie isn't a bass thumper like a lot of my movies in my collection.
Overall I was happy with the whole package. The movie itself was very good and I really was looking forward to Bale's performance since I know how dedicated an actor he is. But I was kinda let down. Not that it was bad but it was not breathtaking. I was more impressed with Patrick Batemen from American Psycho or hell even Bordon from The Prestige. But this movie was mainly about Russell Crow and Ben Wade. He was just a character that just kept on making you think "Should I be going for or against this guy." He's a villain that just gets you involved and thats what makes movie goers interested. Overall, I recommend the movie as a rental. The characters are really great and the movie itself is good but I dont think some people might see replay value in this movie.
Rating: 8 out of 10 (Good)
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