3:10 to Yuma
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: August 7, 1957 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
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Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen Johnson
Directed with a touch both delicate and muscular by the great Delmer Daves, it's truly a Western for those who don't like Westerns, and will be treasured by those that do. [02 Jun 2013, p.Q21]
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Based on an Elmore Leonard story: the classic suspense western in which a desperate farmer (Van Heflin), trying to save his spread, hires on to transport a sardonic outlaw chief (Glenn Ford) to Yuma. [25 Jul 2008, p.C8]
83
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Largely devoid of the usual Western histrionics, this 1957 film, thanks to the steady hand of veteran director Delmer Daves, represents one of the more sober depictions of the clash between chaos and order that has always been at the center of the movie Western. [26 Aug 2007, p.3E]
80
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
A good, lively script has been written by Halsted Welles, and sharp, business-like direction has been contributed by Delmer Daves.What's more, the whole thing is neatly acted. Read full review
80
The New YorkerMichael Sragow
The compositions evoke a kind of open-air claustrophobia, whether in overhead shots that pin the characters in the landscape or in tableaux of men, women, and children staving off the chaos of the wide-open spaces with their weary fences and weathered towns. Read full review
80
Time OutStephen Garrett
As philosophically complex as it is starkly photographed, Delmer Daves's '50s frontier thriller questions heroism---mocks it and subverts it, really---before unveiling courage without celebration. Read full review
80
Film ThreatRory L. Aronsky
For the performances and the atmosphere, it’s worth it. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesSusan King
A small western gem.
75
Slant MagazineFernando F. Croce
The offhand wryness of Elmore Leonard’s original story is nicely captured in Halsted Welles’s adaptation. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
This is a landmark western, redefining what the genre was capable of doing, and is one of Daves's best works. Read full review
75
Chicago ReaderPat Graham
Veteran director Delmer Daves hit his stride with a series of tense, modestly budgeted westerns in the 50s... Despite an abundance of jabber, this 1957 film is often considered his best. Read full review
60
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Aside from the fact that this is an upper-drawer western, 3:10 to Yuma will strike many for its resemblance to High Noon. That the climax fizzles must be laid on doorstep of Halsted Welles, who adapts Elmore Leonard's story quite well until that point. Read full review
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