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  • Written January 24, 2009

    Why Brad Pitt Why??!!

    by MamaMira

    As a long time obsessee of Brad Pitt, I mourn for this movie. The score gave me a headache. The acting was trifling. The cinematography was trying to hard to be beautiful. I actually had to turn this movie off because it was so boring. Jesse James is rolling over in his grave. Never has his legacy looked so lame. Womp womp.

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  • Written January 13, 2009

    Surprisingly good!

    by knoptop

    I happened upon this film in a RedBox rental, and the Name of the Movie had me thinking it would be a generic cowboy movie. I was surprised to find a great story! Personally I thought Casey Afleks character shined! And he kept me watching. Obviously Brad Pitt was the big name on this film, but I felt the star of the movie was Robert Ford (Casey's Character). Casey did an amazing job and portraying such a strange kid. I was also surprised to see an appearance by one of my favorites, Zooey Deschanel!

    Missed this at the box office, but I'm glad I took time to rent it. I think it's worth watching if you like the "cowboy" era, and if you enjoy a good story. May need a half-time break when you watch it though, because it's a LONG movie.

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  • Written May 25, 2008

    Is THAT it?!

    by pytljc

    I'm from Missouri where they teach about Jesse James like he's a hero. I like that this movie portrays him as what he actually was. This movie left me thinking though ... THAT'S IT?! There's got to be a better versiou somewhere!!

    It was an sub-par to average movie and I really wasn't impressed.

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  • Written February 24, 2008

    Ended Well, But Nothing Special Until Then

    by TMapou

    Just watched this movie on "On Demand" and barely got through it. It did pick up at the end--maybe about the last half hour, give or take--but that left two hours beforehand that was very slow and not particularly interesting. I guess they were trying to establish the type of person that Jesse James was, and how much of an American icon he was, to set up the ramifications of "The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," but they probably could have done that in much less time. I also thought that Casey Affleck's performance was inconsistent, despite the fact that he has received a lot of critical acclaim and award nominations for it. Just when I would be thinking that I wasn't impressed by his performance, I would appreciate his performance at the moment, and then I would eventually go back to being underwhelmed. At least I got to see some eye candy in Brad Pitt. :)

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  • Written January 22, 2008

    Did I really sit though this movie til the end?

    by wewinter

    Yeah, it was three hours long. They were trying to be artsy, which provided for cool opening visuals and pretty close ups of Brad Pitt. Artsy for three hours doesn't provide story, it provides long, unnecessary, panoramas of fields, trains, and old western towns. Poor Casey Afleck got shafted again as a weakling because he's skinny and short, not like big brother Ben who can portray Daredevil and Superman. Casey, stop doing the little guy role.

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