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Brad Pitt
Casey Affleck
Sam Rockwell
Mary-Louise Parker
Zooey Deschanel
Brooklynn Proulx

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Robert Ford, on of Jesse James men, hatches a plot to kill James.

04/05/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

"The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward.."

The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford is a bit of a mouthful, but it's titled perfectly. The script is extremely literary and the title is deeply ironic and highlights the fact that real life bears little resemblance to the simplistic interpretation of events that "legends" present. In fact it was Ford's disillusionment in his dealings with the man compared to his childhood hero worship that probably contributed greatly to the resulting killing; that and his own wish to be revered as a "hero" himself. The cinematography is simply beautiful, the film resembling a period photograph come to life. The train robbery scene is one of the most visually stunning pieces of cinema I've ever seen. The performances are also top notch, particularly Brad Pitt whose intense and intim...

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4/4 

12/08/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

The Assassination of Jesse James review

The story of Jesse James (Pitt) and his accomplices Dick Liddil (Paul Schneider), cousin Wood Hite (Jeremy Renner), Bob Ford (Affleck) and Charley's (Sam Rockwell). After the murder of Jesse James, the Ford brothers became popular. Bob would play himself, and Charley as Jesse James. Bob would be labeled as a coward. Charley commits suicide while Bob revealed his reason for murdering James. Topics involving regret, idolatry, friendship and identity were present. This could have been a great film if only Affleck spoke clearly and if the editing were better since it ran too long due to unnecessary camera shots that don’t connect to the story. Some epics are long but because of the way it was presented one can never mind its length such as Gandhi, Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, Unforgiv...

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3/4 

07/25/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Unrealized Potential

I heard a lot about how good this film was but I was less than impressed. I thought it was ridiculously long, especially for a movie that likes to take its time when it comes to telling the story. I did enjoy the fine performances from Casey Affleck and Brad Pitt, but other than that, I don't see anything special that this film has to offer. I think if Affleck and Pitt's characters had more scenes where they interacted, this would have been a better film. Whenever those two are talking to each other and dealing with many implications, the screen ignites due to the underlying tension. I also thought that the male-male jokes were too distracting even though they were funny at times. Lastly, I feel like that the filmmakers had a chance to do something grand, but instead they made something s...

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2/4