237 out of 258 people found the following review helpful:

Waste of time

A Customer from St. Albans, 9th December, 2007

There is a good story hidden somewhere in this film, but please don't waste almost 3 hours of your life trying to find it. Brad Pitt is rubbish, and so are most of the other actors, easily the worst film I have seen this year.

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99 out of 102 people found the following review helpful:

Stunning and the 3 hours are justified.

A Customer from Bristol, 5th January, 2008

I have to say, I completely disagree with the above review, because The Assassination of Jesse James was easily, in my opinion one of the most outstanding films of the year, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was one of the big contenders of this years OSCARs. Casey Affleck is fantastic, and his naive and creepy portrayal of Robert Ford is mesmerising. Brad Pitt, many reviews have said is at his best, though having only seen him in a couple of films, I couldn't comment, though I would agree that he is very impressive. The stunning cinematography and Nick Cave soundtrack doesn't hurt. Oh god, I went and hyped it up, sorry, but it needs to be said!

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91 out of 92 people found the following review helpful:

the assassination of Jesse james by the coward robert ford

A Customer from builth, 11th January, 2008

deffinatly worth a watch. dont expect some blockbuster action picture - atmospheric, slow paced - observational film

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65 out of 67 people found the following review helpful:

Great film, but be warned it's slow

McClennan from , 29th January, 2008

A strong contender for my film of the year. A western with little in the way of action and a running time almost as long as its title, this is not for everybody. As a fan of both McCabe And Mrs Miller and Days Of Heaven this was an easy watch for me. Roger Deakins' (cinematographer for the Coen brothers) photography brings a faded but not historical hue, applying effects that give it both a period look and a feeling of reaching back into the memory and in conjunction with Dominik's direction, we get a film that sits alongside the Altman and Malick classics. The cinematography doesn't touch the same sort of quality that Days Of Heaven does yet it's still the lyrical and elegaic film that reviewers have been at pains to not-be-too-obvious about highlighting with some substance as well. There isn't much of a plot, it's more an exploration of myth, facts, fame, fortune and celebrity with Dominik's bringing tension and meaning to the characters faces. Excellent and a film that I could go and watch again already

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

A Customer from London, 4th March, 2010

Very long and at times tedious movie. Story of a very lonely and disturbed Jesse James, one which perhaps isn't told so often. Not great though

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far from the hollywood drivel

frankbluevelvetbooth from , 28th February, 2010

i kind of like this, the attention to detail was good as far as the sets were concererned which was what caught me and didnt need the blockbuster explosions to keep me interested, ok it did ramble on for a while but you have too acutaly watch the film instead of listening to the soundtrack as in so much of todays movies which lead you by default,, if you like something off the beaten track, no pun intended, try this , if not just wait for bridjet jones 4.......eeeeeeeeehhhhhkkkkkkkk my idea of haveing my hemmoriods cut off with a 9 inch cutting disk

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The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

Toby35 from , 23rd February, 2010

I rented this load of boring rubbish along with 'There Will Be Blood' and I can honestly say wow what a combo - the two worst films I have ever seen. Usually films that are not outstanding have their moments but not these two - after watching 'There Will Be Blood' I found time to watch this after and would rate this as even worse and that is saying something.

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Suprised I stayed awake!!

A Customer from Norfolk, England, 22nd February, 2010

This was the most boring film I think I've ever seen very slow very boring. I was looking forward to this film as I quite like westerns and thought this would be good but far from it. The title obviously tells you everything you need to know about what's going to happen. Avoid this film several hours of your lives will be wasted.....

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