A part of American history presented in a genius way

Rating: 10/10 (15 February 2008)

This is an excellent example of a modern western movie.The new type of western began with Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" and now we have "The assassination of J.J." There were two western films 2007 worth seeing:"3:10 to Yuma" and this one(I don't consider "There will be blood" being a western).But TAOJJ outperforms 3:10 to Yuma in any possible way.
The movie is very realistic and sticks to the true story of Jesse James.Even the decor for the house he lived in was a 1:1 reconstruction.The performance of Pitt is outstanding as well as Casey Affleck's. Too bad for Affleck that he will have to wait for that Oscar. Javier Bardem was definitely better in "No country for old men"
I usually write larger reviews when I hate a movie so I'll keep this one short.
One more thing...Can someone in the world explain to me how they nominate crap like "Juno" for best picture and leave masterpieces like TAOJJ out of the race??!?!? TAOJJ is a must see for every sophisticated moviegoer!!!