3:10 To Yuma   A movie review by James Berardinelli  3:10 To
Yuma   United States, 2007  U.S. Release Date:   Running Length:
MPAA Classification:  R (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations,
Nudity)  Theatrical Aspect Ratio:      James Mangold   Halsted
Welles and Michael Brandt & Derek Haas, based on the short story
by Elmore Leonard   Phedon Papamichael   Marco Beltrami  U.S.
Distributor:     Once upon a time, the Western served the
function that currently resides within the purview of Science
Fiction: use an allegorical approach to explore themes and ideas
that might not fit well within the scope of a traditional motion
picture. It has been more than 35 years since the Western was a
popular genre but, when one is well-made, it can still arrest
the attention and transport the viewer to another place and
time. Of course, few modern Westerns take the simplistic view of
cowboys/good-Indians/bad; we have come beyond that. 3:10 to Yuma
is one of those complex films that twists morality and toys with
the notion