One Train I Wish I'd Missed

Blasphemous, purely blasphemous, that I have heard critics and move-goers alike say that 3:10 to Yuma (starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe) is the best western since Unforgiven.As a student of the western film genre, I would arue that Unforgiven, with it's genuinely skillful acting and well-developed script, propelled itself to becoming the best western of this generation.

So naturally, I was elated to hear that a new western of the same magnitude had arrived in theatres. Then, I sat through the re-make of a perfectly well-done 50's western. Of course there aren't many liberties the director can take in changing a classic but the script could have used some serious work. Christian Bale's acting was on par, as per usual, and Russell Crowe did well too, but some of the cheesy lines he said were just too much. E.g, a cheesy, recurring pick up line that he uses with every girl he encounter,"What color are your eyes? Green, I knew a girl with green eyes once that looked just like you." Really Russell, I think you're better that that. I, along with two friends, walked out of the movie feeling jipped of our $6.25 and wanting those last two hours of our lives back.

The best part of the movie was the preview for the next Daniel Day-Lewis movie. There Will Be Blood looks like a gut-wrenching, no-holds-bar movie show-casing the themes of religion, greed and corruption. Not a good sign when the best part of your movie-going experience is a trailer.