San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle

The finest American Westerns have a characteristic that 3:10 to Yuma shares. In a way that's almost mystical, they suggest a truth beyond the specifics of the tale.

Miami Herald by Connie Ogle

The new version is a glorious, thrilling throwback that never sacrifices its solid roots in the western genre despite a sharp modern update that actually improves on the original.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

James Mangold's 3:10 to Yuma restores the wounded heart of the Western and rescues it from the morass of pointless violence.

Baltimore Sun by Michael Sragow

The rousing new Western 3:10 to Yuma has the sweep of an epic and the economy of a stopwatch.

Film Threat by KJ Doughton

Mangold has time to build sensational, studied characterizations, brilliant pacing (courtesy Mike McCuster, who also edited the director’s previous effort, the Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line”), and blistering action.

Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

James Mangold directs it with such energy and passion that it's as if he didn't know it's all been done before.

Philadelphia Inquirer by Carrie Rickey

A riveting remake of a pretty terrific 1957 western about manhood, fatherhood and honor.

Boston Globe by Ty Burr

Both actors are among the best, most intuitively creative we have, and whatever transpires offscreen in Crowe’s case, onscreen they only serve their characters. Neither man showboats here, and it’s a thrill to watch them work.

New York Daily News by Jack Mathews

Unlike Glenn Ford, a soft-spoken studio star who was cast against type as Wade 50 years ago, Crowe is a perfect fit. Not because of his bad boy behavior offscreen, but because he can blend charm and menace better than anyone.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

The nerve-racking wait at the Contention hotel is no longer the film's centerpiece, but the deeper characterization gives Bale an opportunity to once again sink his teeth into a complex role, and offers a reminder as to why the notoriously difficult Crowe is sometimes worth the trouble.