A Unique Film Experience That Cures Insomnia

Rating: 2/10 (24 March 2015)

Never before have I had to watch a film 4 times before I got to the end, it's so boring it just kept sending me asleep. Young Guns, this film isn't.
Much of that is to do with Ridley 'Epic' Scott, arguably the most overrated director around. He does the same thing which made other epics like Kingdom of Heaven such a turn off. Talking, plodding, a bit of action here & there, more talking, plodding, repeat. Any film that goes over 2 hours in length better be Pulp Fiction or they end up the Lord of the Rings - slow, plodding, dull movies which take forever to get to the point.
Take this film. We know from the stupidly OTT title that Casey Affleck's character is going to shoot the Brad Pitt one before we start viewing. So we wait, & wait, & wait. Finally it happens, 2 hours in & that's it. Or should be, but like the 3rd LOTR movie, it keeps going on, & on, & on. Like the ring in those overrated postcard movies, once Jesse James is gone, it's film over - or should be. The extra half hour or so feels likes an elongated deleted scenes reel & barely relevant to what went on.
As for the acting, it's pretty dire too. Brad does his, 'look into my pouty blue eyes, I'm suddenly mad & zany' act for the umpteenth time, whereas Affleck is one-trick wooden pony ('I'm 20, sir' as he tends to remind us enough).
All in all, it's a vanilla type film. Pleasant on the eye, adequate to listen to & won't offend anyone. However, it's a really, really bland & boring experience, & if I'm honest, I can't remember how it finished after Bob Ford's on stage breakdown after the 100th showing of his act. I fell asleep by that point so presume that was it. I'm not watching a 5th time as I have things to do & can't afford the additional shut eye.
One word review: Yawn.