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Movie Review: 3:10 to Yuma

Film Review By Michael Phillips, Tribune Movie Critic Two of the finest westerns of the 1950s traded in a particularly wily brand of snake-charming antagonist, an outlaw being brought to frontier justice but vexing the vulnerable protagonists something fierce en route. One was "The Naked Spur," in which Robert Ryan's manic chortle sent shivers down the spine of James Stewart. The other was "3:10 to Yuma," a terrific and melancholy wonder featuring Glenn Ford in his most compelling portrayal, opposite Van Heflin, whose woeful bearing always made him easy prey for demons, human or psychological. Director James Mangold's remake of "3:10 to Yuma" brings a wagon of new ammunition and a nervous restlessness to territory staked out a half-century ago by the original. The old one, directed by Delmer Daves, is back in circulation this month via a Sony Pictures DVD reissue. So as the old blues song says, we have two trains running. Rare is the remake that meets or exceeds the merits of any film, and while Mangold's "3:10 to Yuma" is certainly diverting, it is not quite one of those rarities. I wish Mangold had brought more of the stoicism and leanness of purpose he brought to ... read more Official Web Site: http://www.310toyumathefilm.com/ Back to main movie page Showing Today at: Click here for other showings