People seem to have been given this jewel encrusted crown handed down from God to be distributed among the masses as a sign that there really is a promised land that we can all aspire to through peace and love and gumdrops.
I think that they must be thinking of a different movie however because The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford is just boring. It wants to be epic and you can really feel it. If there is one blockbuster you see this year then TAOJJBTCRF wants to be that movie, and it has all the artsy camera angles and close-ups of Brad Pitt's left eye to prove it can be that movie.
I can't fault the performance of Brad Pitt, nor even does Casey Affleck leave himself open for abuse (if only his brother would try to do the same).
There are times when this could be a really inspired western, but then you're forced to watch another shot of clouds whipping by swiftly as the sun sets or random shots of trees because in the modern climate change obsessed world we need to be reminded that nature is a star too.
If you want to watch a good western get 3:10 To Yuma instead, it is shorter and better, The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford is just not worth the time investment. Alternatively you can watch the first half hour then skip ahead to the last half hour and you will still learn everything that you need to know to appreciate the ending (which actually isn't bad).
Rating: C
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