Monday, October 29, 2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
This is not a sneak preview. This film has already released.
In a movie that seems to be way too long (160 minutes) like its title, we don’t find the glamorous gunslinger of the wild west, but a brutal, cold-blooded killer in a dull and dreary setting. As we spend time with the James Gang, we realize this film is more of a psychological portrait of two men, Jesse James (Brad Pitt) and Robert Ford (Casey Affleck). The film is deliberately slow-paced to set the mood and allows Pitt and Affleck to simmer their characters to perfection. Both are excellent. In today’s world, Robert Ford would be labeled a celebrity stalker. The realism and authentic look of those times will make feel like you have journeyed back to that era. Despite all of the pluses, Alien really didn’t really enjoy this sad story about these unlikable characters.
Alien gives it 2 “betrayal” stars out of 4.
This is not a sneak preview. This film has already released.
In a movie that seems to be way too long (160 minutes) like its title, we don’t find the glamorous gunslinger of the wild west, but a brutal, cold-blooded killer in a dull and dreary setting. As we spend time with the James Gang, we realize this film is more of a psychological portrait of two men, Jesse James (Brad Pitt) and Robert Ford (Casey Affleck). The film is deliberately slow-paced to set the mood and allows Pitt and Affleck to simmer their characters to perfection. Both are excellent. In today’s world, Robert Ford would be labeled a celebrity stalker. The realism and authentic look of those times will make feel like you have journeyed back to that era. Despite all of the pluses, Alien really didn’t really enjoy this sad story about these unlikable characters.
Alien gives it 2 “betrayal” stars out of 4.
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