DON’T RAIL ABOUT ‘3:10’

Your snarky dismissal of “3:10 to Yuma” [“Overrated,” Dec. 6] is a sad reminder of the steady decline of the L.A. Times into the trendy world of short-attention-span opinionators.

Russell Crowe, Christian Bale and the excellent supporting cast brought depth, humor and tension generally not seen in films of any genre these days. Sometimes the director of a film has a hand in bringing out fine performances. (It’s tempting to mention Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon here, but I won’t -- that really would be snarky.)

Tom Canning

Calabasas