Did anyone bother to watch the remake of High Noon with Tom Skerrit? He at least is someone I could imagine being believable in the role.
As for classic movies that have been remade, the original Of Mice And Men with Lon Chaney Jr and Murgess Meredith was A wonderful movie. In 1981, they did a "made for tv" movie with Randy Quaid and Robert Blake. It too was a fine movie. And then, in 1991, they did yet another fine version of the movie with John Malkovich and Gary Senise. That's an unusual instance where all three versions were fine.