The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

September. 21,2007      R
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.

Casey Affleck as  Robert Ford
Brad Pitt as  Jesse James
Sam Rockwell as  Charley Ford
Paul Schneider as  Dick Liddil
Jeremy Renner as  Wood Hite
Garret Dillahunt as  Ed Miller
Sam Shepard as  Frank James
Mary-Louise Parker as  Zee James
Zooey Deschanel as  Dorothy Evans
Ted Levine as  Sheriff Timberlake

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Reviews

Cortechba
2007/09/21

Overrated

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Infamousta
2007/09/22

brilliant actors, brilliant editing

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ThrillMessage
2007/09/23

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

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Mandeep Tyson
2007/09/24

The acting in this movie is really good.

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adonis98-743-186503
2007/09/25

Robert Ford, who's idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a waste of a pretty good cast in a storyline rather interesting or important but rather boring and pretty much slow moving that puts you to sleep. The perfomances weren't anything special either unfortunately cause i have seen definitely better from pretty much every single on them in better flims. (0/10)

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jcruz-42957
2007/09/26

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is not only one of my favorite movie titles of all time. It is also one of my favorite movies of all time. 12th favorite to be exact. It's moved by an amazingly adapted script that nails the characterization of Jesse James just as much as the book does. While also keeping the dialogue that compels you to ponder, and contemplate. The beautiful music has a rhythm to it that parallels the rhythm of the story. The pacing of the movie is slow, but never drags. Giving you room to closely inspect the movie without missing a thing. A triple threat of cloud shots suggest time passing, and also gives room to breathe while giving you something pretty to look at. The cinematography has a cold dampness do it which emotes the same feeling as the music does, and seamlessly blending these aspects of the film into something unforgettable. A sort of breezy gloominess that sets a perfect tone. Also perfect is the plethora of characters and the cast that are elevated by the dynamic camera shots and movements that act as another character all together. Brad Pitt plays the infamous outlaw Jesse James. Watching him on screen ponder about his own morals and sanity is perplexingly magnetic. The lore around Jesse James himself makes you consider the possibility that Jesse was an omniscient being. A mysterious omniscient being who is slowly losing knowledge about himself. Hinting at the possibility that may he have gone and lost his mind. Casey Affleck portrays Robert Ford. An awkward and naive young man who idolized Jesse James to such an extent that when he met the real Jesse he eventually grew resentful of him. Ford's character arc highlights themes of expectations vs. reality. Sam Rockwell as Charley Ford, Paul Schneider as Dick Liddil, and Sam Shepard as Frank James are standouts amongst standout performances. Which this movie has a high number of. Each character is as memorable and unique as the last. Each character hypnotizes themselves into your mind causing you to think about them for a long period of time. Overall, this film is a masterfully crafted tale of media, myths, legends, and expectations that effortlessly paces through it's long but necessary runtime, and presents you with quintessential shots that tell a unique story within themselves, before giving you a conclusion that stains your mind with melancholy. So I give it a 9.5

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Algo De Privacidad
2007/09/27

50 minutes... and I can not take this anymore. At 10 or 15 minutes... Before the train scene. I knew I was wasting my time already.I give a damn what the other reviews say... i've seen documentaries about the growth of a fungus, inside the Crack of a rock, more interesting... and entertaining than this.And the stupid unrealistic gay point of view... come on people... When a men Is in the bathtub, and another guy is peeking through the door. you get something like: "get the f#$%k out of here you fa$^@" at least. Especially in the eighteen hundred, and with a guy like James.The nice and cool "double talking" conversation between Jesse and one of the members of His gang... It is just a cute unrealistic gay fantasy.-"the most beautiful film ever made"- -"A hauntingly beautiful film"-oh please!!! is just a Super boring piece of crap!!!

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clive-13
2007/09/28

Wow! This is by far the most incredibly boring film I think I have ever seen. Brad Pitt should really be ashamed of TRYING to portray Jessie James. My God, Pitt shows almost NO emotion of any kind through out 2 hours and 40 minutes of the worst kind of torture......bad acting, stupid voice over, terrible plot lines and equally pathetic supporting actors. What a total wast of time. Stay away at all costs. Probably the very worst aspect of the overly long Hollywood mistake was the horrible voice over of Robert Ford. I did not fully understand what he was trying to do with the film. What ever he was trying to do didn't work at all. It seemed the only reason for them extreme length of the bizarre western was to get all of the voice over into the film. I say that Pitt playing Jesse should have been killed off in the first 10 minutes of this "Titanic"of a film. I can only give this film a 1 out of 10.

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