Film #9 of Misty and Driver's Ultimate Western Adventure AKA Driving Misty Daisy.

"I like this side of you, Dan." - Ben Wade

This is everything a western should be. It ticks all of the following boxes:
[_] Being completely bad-ass.
[_] Being completely brutal.
[_] Having compelling antagonists.
[_] Having compelling protagonists.
[_] Blurring the line between antagonists and protagonists.
[_] Having bromance that reaches across the boundaries of good and evil.
[_] Having entertaining supporting characters.
[_] Having a wealth of characters that are cannon-fodder.
[_] Maintaining a fast pace.
[_] Dispensing unlimited ammunition into people or woodwork.
[_] Having a fixed goal that it reaches in either a bad-ass shootout or another similar act of bad-assery.
[_] Having a Gatling gun.
[_] Having explosions.
[_] Having an exploding horse.

An exploding horse. More movies should have those.

Is it wrong of me to love this so much? Me being a girl and all. Well, fuck it, I don't give a damn anyway.

One of the best westerns of the 2000s. Russell Crowe and Christian Bale are terrific in their headlining roles, but Ben Foster manages to rise above to their performance levels with his taut, menacing performance as the right-hand man to Crowe's character. Also benefiting from sharp direction by James Mangold, a moody, vibrant score by Marco Beltrami, and beautiful set pieces showcasing the old American West, "3:10 to Yuma" is not only a great Western for the 2000s decade, but also one of the best remakes in quite some time, too!

Essentially, it's Batman and Wash escorting Evil Jor-El across the Wild West. How can you not love it?

I think I love everything about this film. Russell Crowe is brilliant as the poetic leader of a band of outlaws, Christian Bale's pretty decent as the frontiersman volunteering to help make sure he reaches the prison, Logan Lerman does a pretty good turn as Christian Bale's wannabe gunslinger son and Alan Tudyk is just...Alan Tudyk.

Also, the gunfights are outstandingly shot (pun unintended), as is the rest of the film and the soundtrack is one of the best I've heard since...yesterday, but we'll forget about that. Just take my word for it that the soundtrack is amazing.

Also, I'm pretty sure Ben Foster modeled his character on The Village People. No wait, I'm certain he did that.

Wow ... the acting s fantastic. Everyone is top notch. I think this might be Christian Bale's most emotional performance.

A taut Western film with rising suspence and action propelled by exceptional performances by Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. This film reafirms my belief that Westerns, good westerns, will always be around.

This movie truely is the best western since Unforgiven. I dont think it was as good as Unforgiven but it is a great film nonetheless thanks to Russell Crowe and Christian Bale who give stellar performances. I have to admit this was their year as they both made two great films this year along with 3:10 To Yuma (Crowe in American Gangster and Bale in Rescue Dawn). I loved the way Crowe impersonated his character Ben Wade and it truely is the highlight of the film.

A great western with a less than great ending.

When he isn't busy being indulgent, James Mangold can be great. I get the feeling that he's a little insecure as a filmmaker and wants to be sure that he is always seen as an artist. And nobody is saying that he isn't one. But there's also no reason for this film to be as long as it is. It's a simple story. It's based on a short story and the original adaptation was a half hour shorter than this one. The action is great and the acting is top notch, there's just a fair amount of bloat. Hopefully he keeps it reigned in for The Wolverine.

Brilliant. This is mostly due to some great acting. The film feels fresh, even now.

One of the best Westerns of the past 10-years.