Watching this movie was like having a session on the couch with my Jewish analyst...

Rating: 10/10 (30 November 2007)

This is no way a typical "cowboys vs. outlaws" movie. It is a wonderful study of characters. What made me uncomfortable watching this movie is the other leading character Coward Robert Ford. In the movie, he is referred to as "Bob." In looks (my younger days) and mentality, I strongly identified with Bob in the movie. It was like taking a Fourth Step Personal Inventory in a 12th Step Program. This is the way I behaved in my youth. I was sort of a coward when it came to physical contacts but not in expressing myself with words. With words, I have always been courageous and even foolhardy.
I was attracted to men like Jesse James in this movie. I had friendships with Mafia hoods while living in Brooklyn Heights, New York City. The higher up in the Mafia, the more I wanted to be their friend. They wanted to be with me because I was their alter ego. I was the smart college, advertising talent and goody-goody-two-shoes never committing crimes and even being truthful. Yet, they did not trust me as Jesse James, on a gut level, did not trust Robert (Bob) Ford.
Watching this movie was like having a session on the couch with my Jewish analyst who looked a lot like Woody Allen.