Synopsis

Release Date: 09/02/2007
Rating: R
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Western
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Russell Crowe , Christian Bale , Peter Fonda , Gretchen Mol

Russell Crowe plays a desperado whose accomplices stage an ambush after he is taken into custody by a determined local sheriff in this remake of the 1957 film starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. James Mangold directs a script based on the Elmore Leonard short story and penned by Stuart Beattie, Michael Brandt, and Derek Haas.

What Critics Say

There’s no true grit to be found in James Mangold’s fun but safe Western remake. Nitpicking, however, is no way to treat a movie that gives us two heavyweights like Russell Crowe and Christian Bale on top of their games.

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