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Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
Robert Ford joins Jesse James's gang, only to become resentful of the legendary outlaw and hatch a plan to kill the fastest gun in the West. Read more
| Starring | Brad Pitt, Mary-Louise Parker, Sam Rockwell, Michael Parks |
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| Director | Andrew Dominik |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Audio Descriptive |
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Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Robert Ford joins Jesse James's gang, only to become resentful of the legendary outlaw and hatch a plan to kill the fastest gun in the West.
| Starring | Brad Pitt, Mary-Louise Parker, Sam Rockwell, Michael Parks, Sam Shepard |
|---|---|
| Director | Andrew Dominik |
| Studio | WARNER BROS |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 40 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 35 mins HD DVD: 2 hrs 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | New releases |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Audio Descriptive |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, Arabic, Hebrew, Icelandic |
| Released | DVD: 31 Mar 2008 Blu-ray: 31 Mar 2008 HD DVD: not available Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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Where does criminality end and celebrity begin is the question posed by Australian director Andrew Dominik whose... read more on Time Out
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221 out of 242 people found this review helpful
Waste of time
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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10 out of 11 people found this review helpful
'Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'
I tried to watch this last night and switched it off after 45 minutes. What can I say but agree with so many other reviews, heavy reliance on voice over to explain plot, stuttering and agnosingly slow pace and over reliance on what is admitingly beautiful camera work to cover up holes in plot and characterisation.
My only questions is how can a film make a train robbery seem so utterly boring and disinteresting?
Stick with 3.10 to Yuma for a far more engaging Western. -
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- 26 Nov 2007
It sounds like the name of a painting. Or possibly the name of the theatrical sketch in which Ford reenacted his inglorious deed several hundred times for the benefit of eager Easterners. It suggests a pivotal moment, frozen in time. And that's what it's about. There are things you should know going in. This isn't an action-packed celebration of derring-do - not by a long chalk. In fact Andrew Dominick's movie concentrates exclusively on the tail end of Jesse James' career. We only see one... Read more
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Based on the 1983 novel by Ron Hansen, THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD captivatingly depicts the final few months of the legendary Jesse James's life. He was 34, and his days of ruthless robbing had dwindled, yet his fearsome reputation continued to swell. With an ...
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Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Robert Ford joins Jesse James's gang, only to become resentful of the legendary outlaw and hatch a plan to kill the fastest gun in the West. ...
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