The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford (2007)

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Directed by Andrew Dominik

Running Time: 160 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2007

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

By 1881, the legend of Jesse James (Brad Pitt) had already been written... all but the last chapter. For nearly 15 years, the Missouri outlaw had robbed banks, stagecoaches and trains. He was living under a different name in a house in Kansas City, occasionally venturing on small raids, when Bob Ford (Casey Affleck) joined his gang. Ford wasn't a gangster; all he knew were the ten-gallon myths of dime novels, but he was keen. So the gunslinger welcomed the man who was to kill him with a gun Jesse gave him.

Pitt is excellent as the ageing outlaw, but it's the Oscar-nominated Affleck who surprises as the creepy, determined wannabe who already knows everything about his idol. "Can't figure it out," says Jesse. "Do you want to be like me, or do you want to be me?"

This isn't a Winchester-toting, wham-bam western, but a psychological crime drama, weaving together dark strands of both hero-worship and betrayal. Highly recommended.

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In the UK... it's next showing on Sky Movies Drama December 5th, 8:00pm and on Sky Movies Drama HD December 5th, 8:00pm. See more...

Cast

Image for Casey AffleckCasey AffleckRobert Ford
Image for Brad PittBrad PittJesse James
Image for Sam RockwellSam RockwellCharley Ford
Image for Paul SchneiderPaul SchneiderDick Liddil
Image for Jeremy RennerJeremy RennerWood Hite
Image for Sam ShepardSam ShepardFrank James
Image for Garret DillahuntGarret DillahuntEd Miller
Alison ElliottMartha Bolton
James CarvilleGovernor Crittenden
Image for Mary-Louise ParkerMary-Louise ParkerZee James
Brooklynn ProulxMary James
Dustin BollingerTim James
Image for Zooey DeschanelZooey DeschanelDorothy Evans
Hugh RossNarrator
Joel McNicholExpress Messenger

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