Good story and well acted... but too long.

Rating: 6/10 (8 July 2013)

THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD I was expecting to like this film, but not love it... and that is exactly how it was. It was good, but not great. The story is in the title... it is the story of the outlaw Jesse James as told by the man who killed him. The story is really good, but it was stretched out in places. This film could have been 2 hours long and it would have been just as good... but instead it was on for 3 hours. There were a few bits of the story that I thought didn't need to be in there. It was very interesting to see how Robert Ford killed him... and if he did kill him the way they said in the movie... he is a coward. Back when the film was set, it was the done thing to make sure you are face to face... but Jesse James was shot in the back. The film stars Brad Pitt as Jesse James, Casey Affleck as Robert Ford, Sam Rockwell & Jeremy Renner. The acting was really good... I liked Brad Pitt in this. He did a great job, but the best performance was Casey Affleck. He really played a dodgy character. He was not likable at all throughout the movie. The scenes where someone was killed was really well shot. The camera angles and the effects were really good. I will give this film 6 out of 10. A good story and entertaining, but too long and stretched out.