A rancher struggles to support his ranch and family during a long drought. Desperately needing money to build a well, he takes an assignment to transport a notorious felon, in the hands of authorities, to Yuma for imprisonment. But, once the two meet, the criminal tries to tempt him with--in exchange for allowing him to escape--an offer of much more money than the rancher ever expected, the result of a hidden loot.

Not a bad movie.....very much a traditional western, but enjoyable none the less.
Cast did a reasonable job, although I wasn't entirely convinced by Russell Crowe.
Plausibility of the story struggled from time to time, but overall a satisfying experience.

There's definitely something about watching folks riding very fast on horseback shooting at each other..... (nostalgia maybe.....)

Definitely a very emotional movie, the plot is fairly consistent with what you'd expect out of a western, however, there is an underlying philosophical look at the nature of humanity and our emotions. The actions of Russell Crowe and Christian Bale throughout the film are very human and leave us with a sense of haunting.