Collecting Dust

Rating: 7/10 (6 March 2014)

A Picturesque, Slowly-Paced, Art Western with a 160 Minute Running Time may seem Intriguing, but after Sitting on a Shelf for Two Years, someone Took Notice of this Never Released Movie and said, "Doesn't that picture look dusty", and then Released the Movie.
Surely it did appear Dusty upon Viewing, not only because it had just lied there but maybe the Reason it was Shelved was because the Movie just lies there.
It lies there begging you to Watch, Slowing Down so You can't miss it, Smearing the Edges so it Looks Old and with a Soft Malick like Voice Over that is Embarrassing, and it also Mimics Malick in other ways.
It is a Haunting Film with a Number of Set Pieces that Draw You in and are Nicely New in Presentation and Tone. But it can be Meditative and Contemplative to the Point of Tedium and Boredom and Much Happens that is Meaningless.
Casey Affleck again Mumbles and Smirks His way through all of this and since He is a Titular Character there is quite a bit of Mumbling and Smirking.
Brad Pitt is Stern and Determined to Keep His Band of Misfits from Ambushing Him or Collecting the Reward Until at the End when Jesse just seems to Give In to it all.
There are some Rewards for those who Stick with this Doting Display of Hero Worship (or today called Celebrity), but Moviegoers (especially Western Fans) may be Tuned just a Little too Fine for this Type of Slow-Go.