An Asssasination not enjoyed by all

Rating: 4/10 (13 March 2008)

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
By Daniel Rosado
Directed: Andrew Dominik
Cast: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Paul Schneider, Jeremy Renner, Sam Shepard, Garret Dillahunt, Alison Elliot
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is one of the longest movie titles ever made. It's a film about how the legendary Jesse James (Brad Pitt) died. He was shot by a young follower Robert Ford (Casey Affleck).
Robert Ford was a cowardly young man who had been obsessed with Jesse James his whole life. Robert Ford had many similarities with Jesse, but at the same time they were very different. Jesse enjoyed murdering people, and was going insane; while Ford was always made fun of, and was easily intimidated by people.
While watching this movie you start to feel bored, because it's nothing but senseless talking. You start to think you are watching a documentary. Then you start to realize the movie isn't really about Jesse James. It's about Robert Ford being a coward, and not doing much else.
There are a couple of scenes where there's some action, but not much. When you think of Jesse James you think there's going to be some cowboy guy riding around on a horse shooting at people for no reason. But this movie is just about a little skinny guy killing Jesse after what seems like four long hours.
Jesse isn't even in the movie for that much, which is disappointing because Pitt was a pretty good Jesse James. I also feel that Casey Affleck was the perfect Robert Ford, he seems like he would be a coward in person.
After Ford finally kills Jesse, which was just insulting (he shot him in the back), you think the movies over and you can go home. But you then realize that your wrong and the movie is still talking about Robert Ford. Eventually Ford gets assassinated, and even though won't admit it, you're glad it happened because now you can leave. But even after that the movie still goes about another fifteen minutes.
The movie had the potential to be a lot better, but in the end it was disappointing.
2 out of 5 stars