3:10 to Yuma

Saw 3:10 to Yuma at the regular theater on Sunday, 9 September 2007, at 4pm. Up until probably the last 20 minutes of the movie, I thought to myself that it could be one of this year's Oscar Best Pic nominees. It had everything going for it -- story, cinematography, screenplay (hopefully the screenwriter will get a nom), acting (Russell Crowe, Christian Bale and Ben Foster deserve noms for their performances), and directing (another great film from James Mangold). Unfortunately, like others in the forums of Rotten Tomatoes, I felt that the ending didn't make sense. Worse, I thought it felt cheap. Nevertheless, it was a good start to the Oscar season and I look forward to other movies coming up in the next few weeks.