THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (2007) - Oct. 3, 2007
To say that this film takes its time would be a huge understatement; it's two hours and forty minutes and it feels it, with a lot of long scenes in which not all that much happens. And yet there's something about it which keeps it from crossing the line from slow into boring. Roger Deakins' impressive cinematography probably helps -- this is certainly a very handsomely made movie. The performances are also a stand-out -- Casey Affleck is eye-opening as the somewhat odd Robert Ford, and Brad Pitt was just as good as Jesse James. ***
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