The assassination of audience by those 3 hours of boredom !

Rating: 2/10 (9 January 2008)

No offence for those who liked this movie, but I didn't like this movie at all. I went to cinema expecting to see something much better than "American Outlaws" (which is an excellent movie, by the way), but I was totally disappointed. It was very, very boring. Long and boring. I guess I was expecting much more action and ... there was almost no action... It's a very.. "statical" movie... almost like a theater play... It should have represented at least a part of Jesse James life (robbering and being chased), finalizing with his assassination by Robert Ford, and Robert Ford's assassination, so they can justify those 3 hours this movie runs... No doubt, acting was very good, but... that's all. I saw all kind of movies, I like almost all kind of genres. This is definitely a drama, more or less biographical and a little bit western (only because of the time events took place). So... my opinion (and my friends opinion and everyone I asked opinion) is that it's a mediocre movie. For its action and drama intensity is no more than a 6/10 stars rating movie. It doesn't deserve to be considered a brilliant movie just because it has a good acting and good and known actors. I've seen a lot of dramas, westerns or biographical movies much better than this one with little stars rating. Only because Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck plays in this movie and their acting is brilliant doesn't make this movie brilliant. It makes it good... mediocre. If there weren't Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck and another 2-3 actors... no one would have liked this movie so much. There is a word.. "Each one with his tastes"... so I didn't judge those who loved the movie... no way.. I only told you my opinion and the only logical explanation I found for that exaggerated rating.
P.S.: I didn't grant this movie 1/10 because I think this is the best it deserves. No, I gave it minimum because of those who voted 10/10 only because Brad Pitt plays in this movie, or those who like Jesse James or western stories and that's why I was so angry. In my opinion a fair vote is 6.5/10