3:10 to Yuma

I finally get the appeal of westerns! This movie worked.

Russell Crowe is magnificent as gang leader and robber Ben Wade. His messy good looks and squinty eyes are incredibly charming even for such a Bible quoting killer as he. Christian Bale plays the honourable farmer who brings him to justice in order to save his own family.

The Good:

Everything about this film is excellent. From the plot to the acting, to the scenery. An amazing modern western to say the least. The dialog was interesting and witty. Thankfully, it had amazing gun fight scenes without been too violent. It also didn’t really have any boring bits.

Death at a Funeral

The ‘NZ Herald’ review was really tough on this film describing it as a film for people ‘who don’t often see films’.

However it’s just a nice, predictable, brainless laugh at the expense of basically every British stereotype. I laughed heaps and basically that’s all you want from a film sometimes.

A good, light movie – nothing special but plenty of silly laughs about a dysfunctional British family at a funeral.

Steph’s rating: 7/10