Long, long, boring and long

Rating: 3/10 (14 October 2007)

So, a movie about Jessie James that instead of being about gunfights and bank robberies is primarily about characters other than Jessie James, and the lies they tell each other.
It is a in depth character profile of far too many characters. The pacing of the movie is all wrong, leaving the viewer for half hour segments with nothing to watch but the actors chewing the scenery. If it weren't for the brilliant casting and the wonderful performances offered, this movie would be outright dreadful.
As it is, we're left with a director who apparently wanted to write an historical novel, not direct a movie, and a director of photography who is clearly in love with himself.
A good movie should be of interest even to those not interested in the subject. Instead, this movie is about what the actors and directors want to offer. Express yourselves on your own time, gentlemen! My nine bucks was for ME to be entertained, not you.
On the whole, a painfully slow and ridiculously long narrative about the James gang. Credit goes to the actors for making it tolerable, but a movie has to be more than just acting.