Nominated for Best Sound and Best Score
The most traditional of the "Western Revival" films (Assassination of Jesse James, There Will Be Blood, No Country) this year, 3:10 to Yuma is a remake of a 1957 film of the same name. Only this one stars the two best actors working today, Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Crowe is Ben Wade the notorious criminal captured by the law and Bale is Dan Evans, the desperate cattle farmer in need of money that joins the posse escorting Wade to the town where he can catch the 3:10 train to Yuma. They're pursued by Wade's gang of killers, led by Charlie Prince (Ben Foster, who's manic, murderous devotion to Wade should have earned him a Supporting Actor nod). There is tension throughout the entire film as Wade kills off his escort one by one, all the while becoming a more and more likable character, a testament to Crowe's superb skill. The exchanges between Crowe and Bale are electric, leading to a frantic dash through a town of outlaws, one of the greatest shootout scenes ever choreographed. It's ending is similar to No Country's though where I thought No Country's was unsatisfying, 3:10's is perfect. The best western since Unforgiven (1992), 3:10 is in my top 5 films of the year, and deserves to be an 8 nomination film. That said , it probably won't win Sound or Score, as the Best Picture nominated films usually grab these as well.The Sneaky Cheetah's Grade: A
The Sound team is led by Paul Massey who has 5 other nominations without ever winning. They include Legends of the Fall (1994), Air Force One (1997), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Walk the Line (2005), and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). This is the first nomination for David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe.
It's also the first nomination for composer Marco Beltrami.
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