The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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Average Rating 3.5/5
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2.0
Yet the psychological heart of the matter is dark, secretive, and daringly interior. EW
4.4
There is a sense that an epic must have duration to have importance. Rogerebert
1.5
But the movie is so oddly structured that it cant sustain engagement on the story level; I wish I liked it more. Austin Chronicle
3.0
Pitt, toying with his death wish like some private joke, is eminently watchable in a role with little developmental arc; while Affleck, as his unwitti .. Time Out
3.0
As overlaong and pretentious as its title, The Assassination of Jesse James is worth a look almost in spite of itself.
4.4
Steeped in the lyrical fatalism of that last great decade for the western, the 70s, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford owes a ..
3.5
Fikria Sael tends to her premature son, Mundhir.(Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Post) It had been 24 hours since a doctor had last visited the largest civili ..
4.5
But on this docu drama base The Assassination of Jesse James builds an edifice that is at once moving and dreamlike finally hitting the epic chord wit .. Screen Daily
3.5
At two hours and 40 minutes, The Assassination of Jesse James may be the worlds first epic of misguided hero worship.
5.0
Andrew Dominik has taken the familiar story and reconstructed it is such a fascinatingly abstract manner that it feels as if we are watching it unfold .. E Film Critic
4.5
Above all, theres the sense of immersion in a world of harsh beauty whose time is running out. Its to be hoped that non American audiences embrace thi .. Telegraph
3.1
Your chances of staying awake are better during a Beatrix Potter biopic. San Francisco Chronicle
5.0
Needless to say Frank doesnt share young Roberts enthusiasm and, as Robert soon discovers, nor should he. The Young Folks
5.0
It is arguably the most nervy and effective thing he has ever done.
3.8
With Brad Pitt playing the legendary bank robber, it would have been hard to shift the focus to where it belongs, on the story of young gang member Ro .. Ny Daily News
5.0
As the coward Robert Ford, Casey Affleck is a revelation. Nothing you have seen from him will prepare you for his brilliant work as the childlike youn .. JoBlo
2.5
But mostly its excruciatingly deliberate pace makes you wonder if Andrew Dominiks film, as spare as it is self important, intentionally unfolds in nar .. Philly
3.0
The cinematic equivalent of a Homeric epic...an ambitious, mesmerizing evocation of the mystique of celebrity and the strange mixture of admiration an .. One Guys Opinion
2.0
The over conceptualized film is pretty to look at but as empty as the beautiful wide open spaces it so expressively depicts (which is not meant to be .. Sover
3.1
Its far less engaging than the recent 3:10 to Yuma remake and concentrates more on the details than the broad picture. ReelViews
5.0
Its not a sweeping, spectacular epic, but rather a quiet, wintry epilogue. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
...a quintessential work of the American Western genre. Brad Pitt gives the best performance of his career...
2.0
It lacks the scale and grandeur of a John Ford western, opting instead for a more modern murkiness. Lariat
2.0
Its a moment of unnecessary beauty, which is often the best kind. Eric Ds Nider
5.0
Dominiks movie is longand hardly your standard action packed westernbut it rewards any necessary patience, offering a stark, clear eyed picture of out .. News Review
2.0
Compared to Walter Hills 1980 movie The Long Riders, also about the James gang, this feels an underpowered affair. Indeed, compared to Dominiks own pr .. Independent
4.5
Rather than gun slinging action, this is a Western full of raw, sometimes unbearable intensity. Shadows On The Wall
4.5
Slowly paced and almost painfully detailed, Andrew Dominiks film more than fulfills the promise of Chopper (2000), another study of the violence inher .. Pop Matters
3.0
Fact is, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford should have been better. It should have followed the real focus on the story and d .. Pop Matters
5.0
Casey Affleck is astonishing as Ford, delivering a wonderfully detailed, thoroughly captivating performance that completely draws you in you simply ca .. View London
2.0
I wish this movie wasnt so purposefully elegiac and attenuated at times its like a middling Terrence Malick fantasia but its well worth sitting throug .. Cs Monitor
1.9
AS pretentious and lengthy as its title, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a gorgeous snooze, somewhere between imitation .. New York Post
4.0
Told in a deliberate style, with lots of pregnant pauses and beautifully shot landscapes, Assassination moves to a rhythm of its own, one that owes mo .. Film Journal International ..
3.1
The last act is sinister, surreal, sad, and sharply acted.It also uses all the formal flourishes to advance a more hot blooded story of a surprisingly .. Boston
3.0
The title is evidence enough.The archness of its tone is tantamount to a declaration. Smh
4.5
The film itself is deliberate in its pacing and visually beautiful, but not in a way that exactly glamorizes the Old West. Mountain X
4.0
What writer director Andrew Dominik has is a psychological landscape as weirdly mythic as the one his camera keeps sweeping majestically across. Npr
2.5
Vahid Salemi, Associated Press People cross Jomhouri e Eslami (Islamic Republic) St. in downtown Tehran on a day last week when Irans currency plummte .. Star Tribune
4.5
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (review) I dont know what it is about you, but the more you talk, the more you give me the ..
4.4
The most ritualistic of movie narrative forms, the western has always had its own death hard wired into its soul. Toronto Star
2.0
This is one modernist touch that elevates Dominiks film way above the norm of a well told, well crafted Western. Emanuellevy
4.5
Then whenever Jesse shows up, mindful of any possible betrayal, the tension increases even more dramatically. Reel Talk Reviews
4.5
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford represents a breakthrough in the moviegoing experience. It may be the first time weve been .. Salon
4.5
Ron Hansens prose, as adapted by Dominik, is often lovely, but the scripts reliance on narration robs the film of its best opportunities to tell the s .. Slate
3.5
But Im digressing as much as the plot of this interesting, if unwieldy epic. Eye For Film
5.0
Dominiks portrait of the notorious, celebrated outlaw is cinematic, considered and poetic...The film is long and detailed, but so are the rewards
3.0
Whats the Deal.This takes a subject everyone in modern life knows now the over discussed and analyzed to death obsession with the famous and not only .. Movies
4.0
Its a tragic imbalance of testosterone and childish naivete which Affleck conveys with total assuredness. Bbc
4.5
The answer is that Bergs film is driven not by logic but by simple needling. New Yorker
3.0
This early established folkloric weight and timelessness runs throughout Dominiks neo western masterpiece. The Film Stage
4.4
Its a brilliant, multilayered slice of acting that rarely, if ever, strikes a false note. The Movie Boy
2.5
Unfortunately, the movie is not at all interested in exploring it. Bullz-Eye
4.0
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2.5
Hugely ambitious and not without moments of success, this indulgent 2 hour and 40 minute epic ends up as unwieldy as its elongated title. Calendar Live
2.0
This cinematic folk song embraces and celebrates the chasm between idealized outlaw myth and the unglamorous realities of frontier thievery. Seattle Pi
3.8
For me, this is sublime poetry. Pitts performance grows in majesty as things progress, while Affleck is absolutely mesmerizing as the fame hungry Ford .. Movie Freak
4.0
This is clearly not Sergio Leone and anyone looking for a movie full of gun battles might be better suited for James Mangolds 3:10 to Yuma but regardl ..
2.0
Much of the film, burdened by unnecessary, obvious narration, is an overly languid, dully paced prelude to the main event... Boxoffice Magazine
1.5
But it doesnt help the snail paced film cure its lack of excitement as it substitutes style for gravity.
2.0
While well crafted and beginning and ending well, for the most part its like waiting for a tumbleweed to blow across an airless prairie. Mirror
4.0
Develops a curious mood of impending fate and final destiny that rides along with the action. Varia Gate
4.5
Brad Pitt as Jesse James: Seldom has an actor been so perfectly cast. Stl Today
3.5
Might the movie not find some worthwhile psychological residue in its birthplace, too The Stranger
4.5
Imperfect, beautiful, overloaded and redundant, it is one of those films that will still be remembered and analyzed in ten years.
3.1
For some, the film will be beautiful and poetic.To others, slow and pondering. Christianity Today
4.5
From its broad take on the tango of violence and entertainment in this culture, to intimate detours into the comical macho banter of the lonely cowpok .. News Blaze
3.8
High quality production. The dialogue in this film sings with poetry, grit, spit, and the ring of rural America circa 1880s. Not an action picture, lo .. Ross Anthony
4.5
The film features pitch perfect performances by its two lead actors. Matts Movie Reviews
5.0
Examining the transient nature of memories and mythmaking, Coward understands there are as many crooked legacies in high definition, as there were 130 .. The Filmy Ap
2.5
It has the quality of an old photograph but with uncharacteristic depth of field. Big Picture Big Sound
4.0
This weeks TLS October 12, 2018 Visions of modern India; the Odyssey in reception, translation and imagination; what German nationalism did to the ide .. Entertainment Times Online ..
4.5
Eschewing John Ford(TM)s advice to print the legend, The Assassination of Jesse James instead chooses historical accuracy, a move that could make this .. Or Lando Weekly
2.0
Worse, if Fords hero turns out to have no substance, where does that leave Ford Decent Films
2.0
This is a 160 minute art Western, and if youre up for such a beast it is a glory to behold. Its gorgeous, but rarely for the sake of mere gorgeousness .. Guide Live
0.5
Moseying along for 160 minutes, this revisionist western by writer director Andrew Dominik makes a wan attempt to present the Jesse James legend as th .. Chicago Reader
2.0
It has its joys and I suspect it will age rather well, but Dominik demands an unnecessary level of commitment to make his point. Flip Side Archive
4.0
A graceful, intelligent movie, and one that gives Casey Affleck a chance to really shine. Film4
3.0
...its got a title that perfectly matches its subject matter: Theyre both too long by half. Movie Metropolis
1.5
If I were inclined to wheel out cliches like Oscar worthy, Id certainly wheel them out in support of this movie, on several counts. M Tv
2.0
I am only thankful that I have been allowed to stop short of describing the scenery for you. Future Movies
4.4
This is the kind of picture that isnt afraid to put its characters under a microscope, and it knows that studying their psychology is far more rewardi .. Aisle Seat
3.5
In order for a movie to be great, it doesnt have to be the one you watch the longest, just the one you dont want to end (this doesnt quite make it to .. TheMovieChicks.com
3.0
Even though the film looks beautiful there are things that rubbed me the wrong way. The Scorecard Review
2.0
And the narration, stop telling us what you want us to feel.Show it. Can Mag
4.5
One of the most meticulously detailed and original biopics ever made. Dark Horizons
4.5
In its nakedly revealed tremors of fear and insecurity, Afflecks tour de force is reminiscent of the similarly raw work of the late, great John Cazale .. IGN Movies
1.5
The one thing youre not supposed to do during a Western is doze off. Detroit News
3.0
Affleck turns in an Oscar worthy performance as Bob Ford, masterfully capturing the wormy vulnerability and pathos of this wannabe turned traitor.Affl .. Movies Ign
3.0
A majestic biopic that digs more deeply into the character of Jesse James than has ever been done before. Will disappoint fans of shoot em ups, though .. Compuserve
5.0
This is a breathtakingly beautiful rumination that totally immerses its audience in a bygone era. The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
1.0
Like the Coens, Andrew Dominik rummages through the tropes of American mythology in search of indelible tragedy, and instead pumps them full of gas ci .. Cine Passion
2.0
Casey Affleck gives an outstanding performance that proves him to be a character actor of immense creativity, clarity and composure. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
4.5
Breathes vibrant, murderous life into a Western thats a welcome change from the usual group of guys wandering across the desert. Metromix.com
4.4
The hoods of the train robbers remind us of childrens Halloween costumes, which adds to the impression that this is a movie populated by dead men too .. Commercial Appeal
4.5
While Pitt is fine here hes as enigmatic and half seen as youd want an icon to be its Affleck who impresses. Cinematical
3.8
Michael swirled onto the Florida Panhandle as a still growing Category 4 hurricane Wednesday, pushing a storm surge onto the coasts white sand beaches .. 2 The Advocate
3.0
No, its the performances that make this picture compelling in spite of its snails pace narrative. Looking Closer
3.1
Somewhere within The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ... there is a brilliant film. Stardem
5.0
Jesse James is that rarest of birds an art film with mass appeal. MSNBC
4.4
This is the years epic western, and one wonders why it took so long to get out of the cutting room. See it.
2.5
The always reliable cinematographer Roger Deakins is on hand here, giving the wide compositions a striking, flat quality, and the movie is truly a bea .. Mark Reviews Movies Tripod ..
2.5
When Ford finally pulls the trigger, its a relief as the flicks final ten minutes spin into actually interesting terrain Ie Weekly
3.8
Casey Afflecks performance as the awkward, awed, angry man child carries this film, but never hogs it. Its probably too subtle and generous to get Osc .. Sea Coast Online
4.5
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is the story...of the moment in America when myth was murdered by mere celebrity and we wer .. Tnr
4.0
Assassination is a throwback to another time when films were allowed to be unhurried, when audiences trusted multiple story lines to converge organica .. Colorado Springs Gazette
2.5
Likely the most difficult film produced with Hollywood money and starring an A list star since Eyes Wide Shut. Blog Spout
5.0
Paced like a Terrence Malick or Stanley Kubrick film it will not appeal to everyone, but for those accustomed to using their eyes, ears and brains at .. Sky Cinema
3.0
With an almost aching restraint in the performances and storytelling, Assassination makes for a quite enjoyable film if you give yourself over to its .. Film Fest
1.0
A simple, clean, smart idea for a story turned into an agonizingly pretentious mess with world class cinematography and some good performances. Mcn Blogs
4.3
Affleck manages to strike so many right notes, that by the end of the film, it is easy to forget what a loathsome toady he was at films start, and you ..
4.5
The titular act of violence is the best scene in the film, radiating a kind of unavoidable fatality that elevates the lethal gunshot from a just anoth .. european-films.net
4.5
This watchable but indulgent curio blings up the petty vanities and ambitions of the criminal class, and lays greater themes in their graves.
5.0
As of October 1st 2007, this is officially the best film I have seen all year.
4.5
Affleck does something remarkable here with his performance: He makes you feel sorry for this weaselly, whiny, 19 year old kid, yet fear him at the sa ..
4.5
Assassination is an epic in every way, from its wide sweeping atmospheric Alberta locations, to its meticulous and magisterial attention to period det ..



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