Suspenseful movie with outstanding actors

Rating: 10/10 (10 August 2019)

When i saw the movie for the first time, it really spoke to me, because i was expecting a lot of action and gunfight's, but as soon as the movie moves through the first act, you understand that it focuses more on the evolution of Jesse James, Robert Ford and all the other characters, leading up to the end of their lives.
I love how the director paced the movie: to a lot of people, the fact that it is 152 minutes long and has a lot more dialogue than action, may be off putting, but to me it was a great idea because it built up a lot more suspense, of course a main part of that where the actors, who all give great performances and are just perfect for their roles, who are really well written.
For me, the best performance of the film is given by Brad Pitt, who portraits Jesse James Brilliantly. He is cold, suspicious and sometimes frightening in his facial expressions and movements. A noteworthy scene is when he confesses to Charley Ford that he killed Ed Miller. During the confession, he has a sad expression, but when he is finished, his eyes, face and voice rapidly light up as he turns to Charley asking if he has something to confess.
When other films have a killing sequence, they build it up with music, facial expressions... To a point where you are almost expecting it. This movie has killing scenes which are so spontaneous, that you really feel the cold blood of the killer. It shows what being an outlaw really means.
Of course, i give praise to Nick Cave and Warren Ellis for writing such a beautiful score, The winter ambiance is perfect, and the historical accuracy is spot on.