3:10 To Yuma (2007) is the second adaptation of Leonard Elmore's short story of the same name. With Christian Bale as a dutiful yet impoverished father and Russell Crowe as a criminally-minded leader of men, this film delivers an excellent script with brutal action sequences.
Set sometime after the Civil War, this is a heartbreaking story full of tension and grit. I enjoy a good "race against the clock" tale and this one does not disappoint. Bale is particularly soulful as a broken man who is just trying to keep his family alive.
Filmed entirely in New Mexico, part of the set built at Cerro Pelon Ranch was kept intact and can be visited by tourists and locals alike.
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