I watched 3:10 to Yuma and damn it is good.

** The 2007 one. **

What I didnt like:

Its a 2 hour movie that doesnt get interesting until 55 minutes have passed. And that is a solid commitment for a casual watcher to make.

What I liked:

After minute 55, the movie is friggin rivetting. I didnt want to stop it to get up to pee.

The acting is excellent. And I mean excellent. There was one point where I teared up a little. And another where I chuckled along with the characters just because it was just a good moment. The character building and relationship building is top notch.

Even the small characters do well. If you dont watch westerns you forget that anyone can die. and goodamn it characters drop like flies in this film. And that really sells a story to me.

Russel Crowe. You forget how good of an actor he is.

Musings:

I fell asleep watching this movie back when it came out and I just kinda forgot about it. I've heard many people say its a good movie so its been on my list for a long time. Just took me around 18 years to get around to watching it. Oddly enough, I fell asleep watching it this time too. So I watched the rest of the movie today. And I'm happy to have watched it. I'm already excited to watch it again.

The good part is things makes sense at the end. There were a few things that bothered me after I watched it so I read up the reddit posts about the movie and that cleared it up for me. I watched the scenes redditors talked about and I found that, yeah, it all adds up. In a convincing way.

If you liked this movie, I will recommend you watch Appaloosa, if you havent already.