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3:10 to Yuma

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3:10 to Yuma (1957)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:20

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Westerns

Synopsis: When stubborn farmer, Dan Evans (Ven Heflin), attempts to bring wanted criminal, Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) to the authorities in Yuma and collect the reward, he's in for quite a challenge. Desperate,... When stubborn farmer, Dan Evans (Ven Heflin), attempts to bring wanted criminal, Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) to the authorities in Yuma and collect the reward, he's in for quite a challenge. Desperate, the captive criminal offers the poor farmer $10,000 to set him free. While waiting for the train, the two men engage in a brutal battle of wills and as Evans eludes Wade's gang of miscreant thugs, he must fight his own moral battle and catch the 3:10 to Yuma. A poignant and chilling western, 3:10 TO YUMA evokes more thought and emotion with its timing and clever scripting than most traditional shot gun-riddled Westerns ever achieve. Director Delmer Daves teams up with pulp writer Elmore Leonard (who would go on to script GET SHORTY and JACKIE BROWN) to deliver this sharp and biting western classic. [More]

Starring: Van Heflin, Glenn Ford, Felicia Farr, Richard Jaeckel

Starring: Van Heflin, Glenn Ford, Felicia Farr, Richard Jaeckel, Leora Dana, Robert Emhardt, Henry Jones

Director: Delmer Daves

Director: Delmer Daves
Story: Elmore Leonard
Composer: George Duning, Ned Washington

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Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
08/25/07
Screen International

It's of necessity a talkative film, with Ford working on Heflin's nerves in a stream of Machiavellian banter, but one held in perfect balance by Daves, who keeps the tension strung taut.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Tom Milne
Tom Milne
Time Out
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The film is something of a classic and boasts a terrific ending.

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01/24/08
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09/22/07
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Although not as nerve-wracking as High Noon, 3:10 to Yuma is even more claustrophobic… and the two-character drama is more intriguing than High Noon's protagonist standing alone.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
09/21/07
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

No amount of climactic train smoke can mask the fact that the finale is fancifully optimistic gibberish.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
09/09/07
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/08/07
AV Club

The new 3:10 to Yuma will have to be quite a film to stand up to the original.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
09/07/07
Bruce Dancis
Bruce Dancis
Sacramento Bee

A sturdy genre piece.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
09/07/07
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
Slant Magazine

The minutes tick toward 3:10, and all we can do is watch and hope that it all turns out ok. That's the best kind of Western, one that allows feelings like that to emerge while watching.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
09/07/07
Rory L. Aronsky
Rory L. Aronsky
Film Threat

Though it is masterful in stretches, it ultimately mistakes feel-good qualities for truly satisfying ones.

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09/06/07
Rob Humanick
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08/31/07
Scott A. Mantz
Scott A. Mantz
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An enjoyable western that's an excellent reminder of how - in the world of movies - sometimes less is best.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
08/27/07
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

During the 1950s, the Western grew a conscience.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
08/25/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

That the climax fizzles must be laid on doorstep of Halsted Welles, who adapts Elmore Leonard's story quite well until that point.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/17/07
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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Made in the vein of The Gunfighter and High Noon, this mature psychological Western is arguably Delmer Daves best film, featuring Van Heflin (in the Gary Cooper role) and Glenn Ford as the bad-good guy at their most appealing and accomplished.

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08/14/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

The enjoyment here that outweighs the film's derivativeness comes in the dialogue and relationship developed between outlaw and rancher.

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05/23/06
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

This is a first-rate action picture -- a respectable second section to High Noon.

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03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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A taut Western (obviously inspired by High Noon) about a lone man bravely standing on principle when all others have abandoned him. Marred only by a phony ending.

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10/08/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

It's rather talky but always remains lively and tense.

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01/08/05
Dennis Schwartz
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Latest News for 3:10 to Yuma

June 18, 2007: Trailer Bulletin: Crowe vs. Bale in "3:10 to Yuma"
It's a project that almost died and got resurrected more than once, but so far this "3:10 to Yuma" remake looks like it was worth the trouble. More...

September 29, 2006: Crowe, Bale Get Company On "3:10 To Yuma"
Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol and Dallas Roberts will be joining Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in the Western "3:10 to Yuma." The film, a remake of a 1957 Glenn Ford... More...

September 19, 2006: Lionsgate Rescues Bale, Crowe & "Yuma"
Long story short: James Mangold's pet project, a remake of the semi-classic western "3:10 to Yuma," has had a really rough time getting into production. Sony didn't... More...

August 31, 2006: Actor Glenn Ford Dead at 90
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