Movie: Remake of the 1957 Glenn Ford classic of the same name. Dan Evans (Christian Bale) works in Arizona to feed his family. One day, the notorious Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) and his gang hijack a stagecoach, making off with a haul of cash. Dan manages to capture Wade, but a happy ending remains a distant prospect…

Televisions.com thinks:

Never before has a western looked this good!

Movie Details:

Blu-ray: 3:10 to Yuma

Length: 123 minutes

Genre: Western, drama

Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Cast: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Christopher Browning, Logan Lerman

Director: James Mangold

Rating: 15 (U.K.), R (USA), FSK 16 (Germany)

Released: 2008

Picture Format: 2.35:1 (1080p/24 Hz)

Soundtracks: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English), Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (German)

PICTURE QUALITY:
The bleak landscape of the western United States displays vividly and in high detail. Close-up shots clearly resolve every strand of beard and every bead of sweat, but some darker scenes could have been more detail-rich. 

(9 out of 10 points)

SOUND QUALITY:
The movie’s sound is also top-class: Thanks to Dolby TrueHD and impressive effects, such as the sound of horses galloping or gunshots ricocheting, the living room takes on the feeling of a western saloon. Whiskey, anyone?

(9 out of 10 points)

BONUS MATERIAL:
Average. A not-very-exciting audio commentary is joined by similarly mediocre ‘making of’ (20:02) and featurettes on the music (8:04), guns (5:57), and railroad (20:25). There’s also a short interview (6:13) with the movie’s author, Elmore Leonard. Also on board: picture-in-picture material, storyboards, and pages from the screenplay. 

(5 out of 10 points)

Note: This Blu-ray made it into our list of the 43 best Blu-rays ever.