The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Mary-Louise Parker, Sam Rockwell, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Renner, Paul Schneider

"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" delves into the private life and public exploits of America's most notorious outlaw. As the charismatic and unpredictable Jesse James (Brad...( read more  read more... ) Pitt) plans his next great robbery, he wages war on his enemies, who are trying to collect the reward money – and the glory – riding on his capture. But the greatest threat to his life may ultimately come from those he trusts the most.

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  • SirPant
    October 1, 2009
    SirPant
    Its long, its slow in places but it?s very stylish and the last 20 minutes are fantastic. It makes up for sitting through endless inaudible dialogue and some mediocre acting. Affleck & Rockwell steal the show. All in all, I thought it was a very good film but not quite the 5 star...( read more) film I was expecting!
  • thmtsang
    July 11, 2009
    thmtsang
    This movie is long and slow moving but it is required to reveal the intensity of the characters. It's very dark and violent. Brad and Casey give excellent performances. Brad is the outlaw Jesse James in the latter years of his career. Casey is Robert Ford who admires and follows ...( read more)Jesse only to kill him.
  • RCCLBC
    April 27, 2009
    RCCLBC
    As a rule, I'm not a big fan of "westerns".

    But when they are more along the lines historical "period pieces" and made with as much passion and attention to detail as this film...what's not to love?

    This was a very slow and methodic look at the last few months of the life o...( read more)f the "notorious outlaw" and the people who surrounded him during those final days. And ultimately at the life of his murderer Robert Ford, who (in my opinion) was more of a sociopath then a "coward".

    This might not sound interesting to some...but the acting is top notch and I found myself rivited by every moment of this film. It was beautiful to watch (on several levels) and you really get a feel for the lives of these people and the social mores of that period in history.

    I found it interesting, sad and haunting.
  • limoradalloway
    April 10, 2009
    limoradalloway
    Aside from the scene-stealing supporting actors, this film is just really sad and is a relative snoozefest. Interesting editing, cinematography and storytelling style, though.
  • McKittrick
    December 14, 2008
    McKittrick
    A smouldering, intense and quite sensual meditation on friendship, betrayal and guilt that made my heart skip a beat. It's not only the most achingly beautiful piece of cinematic Americana since Terence Malick's Badlands but also the most obviously homoerotic western I think I ha...( read more)ve ever seen. A tale of one man's obsession with glory and fame - ultimately at the expense of those who love and trust him, that's seared with such ardent longing and male-amour, that it's sexual undertone simmers quite earnestly barely below the surface. Also, the acute recreation of a rugged, earthy and even naive masculinity is rendered with as much love and careful attention to detail as the romantic and elegiac long takes of the vistas and landscapes that, along with a lush and doleful score, help bring to life the world of America's old west and the outlaws who lived and died in it.

    I'm not entirely sure why I missed this at the cinema and feel a little sad that I saw it first on DVD instead of on the big screen. It surely loses a tiny bit of it's greatness dwarfed onto the small screen. But I'm glad I have seen it anyway because I really love this one. And to all those, with a Play Station-addled sensibility, that think this film is too long: I say IT'S NOT. It's about an hour too short!
  • SuperVision
    November 30, 2009
    SuperVision
    A long western without action is something seemingly impossible to sell to the public these days.
  • BlackSouls666
    November 29, 2009
    BlackSouls666
    I felt that this movie was too long, it coud have been 2 hours. The acting was very good and music set me in the right mood for the scenes. It`s sorry to say that I had to high hopes for this movie.
  • david3042
    November 29, 2009
    david3042
    The music and narration are something special. The look of it is quite something. It make you think. That equals a good movie to me.
  • Suz129
    November 23, 2009
    Suz129
    Beautiful cinematography. The movie was a bit slow, but worth watching.
  • undeadfeature
    November 23, 2009
    undeadfeature
    A slow burning western. This film contains amazing cinematography and powerful imagery but other than that it's not scoring any points. Some call Casey Affleck's and Brad Pitt's performances as "powerful". While they weren't hammy they're far from powerful. I don't mind when a mo...( read more)vie is slow but I do mind when there's no payoff. The entire story is wholly flat and uninteresting. It looks great but never becomes engaging or moving. I find I didn't care for the characters. It only picks up after the namesake of the film, when Ford shoots James, and the fallout thereof. What could have made for a great movie all its own (Ford's journey after the assassination) just becomes the falling action to a dull western. It's artsy and pretentious with an air of undeserved authority.
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