3:10 to Yuma - 5.0

While this movie did do a few things well (pacing and production value come to mind), overall, it was a bit of a disappointment given the high expectations I had going in. First off, the acting was only good, not great which, when actors of the caliber of Russell Crowe and Christian Bale are involved, is a pretty significant letdown. But while the acting was not quite as exceptional as I would have hoped, the bigger failure of this movie was with an overly unbelievable ending (even for a western). I felt like the motivations behind Crowe's character's final actions were not adequately explained and thus these actions were pretty fantastic and implausible. For me, the last 15-20 minutes put a damper on what was a relatively enjoyable previous hour and a half. Bottom line, this movie was only ok. Worth seeing? If you like westerns, then sure - the atmosphere, sets, and plot (until the last scene) are all top-notch. But unfortunately, while 3:10 to Yuma did have its strengths, Unforgiven it was not.