The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
I guess looking at other reviews of this film this is one you either love or hate. Personally, despite the drawn our story and lack of action, I found it to be quite enjoyable. Pitt was on fine form and Casey Afflek played his part superbly (slightly nervous and edgy). The reflective direction, with inter-cut slow motion vistas, was especially good and the flat light used added to the feel of time and period this was set in. Knowing very little about the story I'm unable to say how close this kept to a) the book or b)reality, but it made for an interesting story in its own right and one that kept me watching most of the way through. Don't come to this film expecting a full on western, it focuses more on the relationships in the James brothers gang and how they broke up over time. A good film that is worth checking out and although it's not all thrills and spills, it's plot is good enough to keep you intrigued and interested for the duration. A strong 3 star film.

amazingly dull
Hey look at me. I'm Brad Pitt and I'm acting. Watch me act. I'm acting really hard. I'm acting so hard it hurts. It hurts me to do this and boy does it hurt you to watch it. Ouch. Ouch ouch ouch.

A video of someone sititng in total silence and reading through the documentation on the RS-232 RTS/CTS handshaking protocol would be 37.5% more interesting than watching this film.

Brilliant
What a fantastic film. The plot's brilliance is matched by superb performances and a great score by Cave and Ellis. There is tension in most scenes in which Jesse James appears. The edgy portrayal of the outlaw shows scenes where he descends into madness; this aspect of Pitt's performance was inspired. I am shocked to find people on Amazon have given this film 1 star claiming it to be boring. They apparently wanted more action. I think the beauty of the film is that tension is built without a constant blitz of action. This truly is a fantastic character driven film. A must watch.

Ponderous
There are several adjectives that describe this film, and ponderous is the first that came to my mind after watching it. The second was pretentious. Whilst Brad Pitt gives a creditable performance other actors are wooden and wholly unconvincing. The film could quite easily have been edited down from two and a half gruelling hours to a more tolerable 90 minutes without losing a word of dialogue or even any of the "moody" shots that supposedly lend it its contrived atmosphere. Other relevant adjectives: boring, disconnected, and of course predictable, since we already know the ending before it begins. In short, eminently forgettable.

Absolute Rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boring, immaterial, twaddle, absolutely boring! Everyone knows the story! Nothing new poorly presented, bad acting! Can Amazon please add the option of giving it half a star rating 8)

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