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(1 - 44) of 44 OFCS Rating: 82% Fresh Page   1   "Kudos to director James Mangold for not letting anything stand in the way of splendid performances in this impressive remake."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 3.5/5 "3:10 to Yuma has its off moments, and its unexplored potential, but for the vast majority of its running time, this is an excellently made and superbly acted throwback."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron 3.5/5 "The western has been buried and revived so many times in recent years that it's beginning to resemble one of George Romero's stale zombies..."   CinemaBlend.com   Brian Holcomb C "All too often the action will become a bewildering blur of staging rather than an enthralling construct of violence, increasing the already nagging chorus of logic gaps that do their best to undermine the film."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf 2.5/5 "In attempting to moralize the filth of the old West, Mangold sells out the genre's strongest asset."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin B+ "Director James Mangold's update of the Elmore Leonard short story that spawned the original 1957 Western, is a gritty action-packed movie that trades on the talents of its headstrong leading men."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "3:10 submits that the American West is a function of capitalism, expedience and exploitation of resources. That's not to say morality isn't a useful measure, it's just relative."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "Yet another stirring example that The Western is still very much alive and kicking."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 3/4 "Uneven yet entertaining..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B- "If you are making a do over, at least correct the original's faults."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "There is nothing overwhelmingly bad about the finished product, but there is also nothing, save for a performance or two, that inspires the viewer to sit up and take notice."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman A- "It combines Old West values with modern filmmaking sensibilities, and it never fails to be compelling, right down to the tense, harrowing finale."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/5 "It honors both the genre and the original film without doing harm to either while containing enough of its own virtues to allow it to stand alone as its own entity."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress A "Breathtakingly exciting and incredibly moving, this -- far and away James Mangold's finest work -- is nothing less than a revolution. It makes the old not so much new but real again, vital and relevant."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov "[Mangold's] examination of the moral complexities of his two main characters makes this an intriguingly timely as well as timeless story."   DVD Review   Felix Gonzalez Jr. 4/4 "A contender for one of my favorites of 2007, and damn near superior to its predecessor..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. 3.5/4 "Sprawling, intriguing and handsomely shot, Yuma builds its gruff tension while being reminiscent of the frothy frontier flicks from yesteryear."   TheWorldJournal.com   Frank Ochieng B+ "A wonderfully old-fashioned western that works in contemporary terms--a rousing demonstration that people can make the kinds of pictures they supposedly don't make anymore."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek B "I'm all for revising the old ways and means, but palimpsestic films like 3:10 to Yuma ought not forget nor elide those things that used to work just fine, like lapidary storytelling."   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 3/4 "Watching a movie like this, I can't help but wish that the Western would come back into favor again. We can use more productions like this."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 4/10 "Click here to read review"   Kinoblog.com   Jaroslav Vishtaljuk 4/4 "The atmosphere pointedly caters to the male ego and the dark deliciousness inherent in its complexities."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 9/10 "A rip-roarin' Western with thrilling gunfights to match its moral tug-of-war, and both Bale and Crowe are terrific."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 3/4 "Moves at a steady pace, focuses on its characters' shifts in personal morale, and features fine performances, especially from its leads."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 7/10 "This film combines action and character, adding in realism that the previous version did not have."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "[G]loriously old-fashioned in the best movie way, redolent of its pulpy, junky roots in the pure adventure thrills of dime novels but also heady with consequence..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3.5/4 "As well-done as the set pieces are, giving the film its more substantive dramatic kick is the psychological warfare."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 4/4 "Not just one of this year's best films, but also one my favorite westerns ever...What an entertaining, thoughtful, relevant film this is."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 2.5/4 "Mangold never makes his dusty landscape an omnipresent force, but his direction is crisp and the script's good additions more or less counterbalance the awful."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 4/5 "Não sei se o cineasta pretendia homenagear um de seus filmes favoritos ao empalidecê-lo, mas, para o bem ou para o mal, foi isto que acabou fazendo."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 4/5 "Has a dark edge that's extremely well-developed by director Mangold, plus layered acting by Bale and Crowe."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline "Bears many of the same fatalistic concerns as its 1957 predecessor, but its totally slick execution... polishes the feeling right out of them."   Stranger Song   Rob Humanick B+ "Not quite on par with the 1957 version, perhaps, but certainly acting as a proper update instead of just a lazy rehash."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B+ "Welcome back Western, nice to see you back on top again."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B "I encourage those that go to see the new 3:10 to Yuma to seek out the original on cable/satellite TV or on DVD rental (it is available). Although both tell the same story, each is done with its own sense of style."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 8/10 "Great action, sets and camera work set this traditional western up for success in spite of stereotypical good guys and bad guys"   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson "[Director] Mangold succeeds on his own terms, largely because the actors he's working with here, Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, so comfortably inhabit the movie, and the genre that cradles it."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek D "Follows closely in the original's footsteps, except for all the business about honor, recovered self-worth and justice… There's no spiritual duel, no earned respect and debt of honor… just a broken man and a capricious one."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 8/10 "Galloping and gritty, it's an authentic Western with cynical, contemporary touches."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 9/10 "Here we have, for the first time in years, an unabashed all-American Western."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 3.5/4 "A terrific, old-fashioned western, proof positive that sometimes, they do "make 'em like they used to.""   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 3/4 "Scarily implies that the bad guys now were playing along all along."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3/5 Read review   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 7/10 Read review   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo  (1 - 44) of 44 OFCS Rating: 82% Fresh Page   1