3:10 to Yuma

Now this is what "Best Picture" material is supposed to be.

I finally saw 3:10 to Yuma, the western remake with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale and I'm totally in love with it. Yeah, Bale is hot and what's not to like about sexy cowboys out-shooting each other, right? Right. But this one had some teeth. An engrossing story. Witty and mainpulative characters. Surprises and supsense. It had me on the edge of my seat.

The performances were outstanding. I haven't wanted a character to get his come-uppance more than I did of Ben Foster's slimy "Charlie" - and Peter Fonda is the bad-ass he was MEANT to be, not that half shell of a bad-ass he was in Ghost Rider.

No spoilers here, but let's just say the ending did not disappoint. Westerns can't ever really have happy endings and still be GOOD Westerns, right? Right. This movie is very much worth watching, and why it's not up for more Oscar nods is beyond me.

One more rant: And I realize this is so unfair of me as I didn't even watch There Will Be Blood, but seriously how many psychotic, blood-bath-seeking villains can Daniel Day Lewis play before the Academy realizes that ACTING should be a big part of the award here....let's give it to someone who is acting outside thier comfort zone, huh? How about Bale in this one? He's been so overlooked his whole career, not even earning a nod...what a ripoff.

Thus concludes my very positive review of this movie and my very shallow rant of things that really matter not at all in the grand scheme of the universe.

One Week til Lost! Woo hoo!