Saturday, June 7, 2008

The Assassination of Jesse James

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Dir. Andrew Dominik (2007)

Brad Pitt's biopic is nearly as long as its title.

Western epic by way of Terrence Malick with touches of Altman's McCable & Mrs. Miller and Peckinpah's Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid.

Career best performance for Casey Affleck. His Ford is an awkward, overgrown kid who finds the fame he so desperately seeks a bitter pill.

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