Customer Ratings & Reviews

Classic story with Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck - a winner

This was a movie that had me glued to the TV. Did not move until it was over. Incredible!

This movie is visually stunning to begin with. From the first scenes of the movie you grasp what it was like back in those days, what the Jesse Gang had to go through and what made their lives difficult. The movie is about Jesse James and his assassination by Robert Ford, his partner. Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck give breathtaking performences as Jesse James and Robert Ford. Brad Pitt plays his character with heart and complete devotion. Casey, as Robert Ford is perfect as Robert Ford is both shy and kind while also devious and idolizes his hero, Jesse James. Although the movie runs close to three hours, it is a great movie that should not be missed.

This film tells the tale of young Robert Ford, a boy who joins Jesse James's gang, of which his brother is a member, hoping to take some of the legendary outlaw's fame and popularity for himself. As portrayed by Pitt, James is a solemn, pensive man who's occasional outbursts of paranoia and brutality are all the more shocking because of his ordinarily calm temperament. In the end, this is a film about what it is to be famous or to seek fame. This is above all a character study. Some have previously complained that the film is too long and does not fi the typical conventions of the western. It is fair to note that it is unfair to expect ANY film to simply follow a formula, and to judge this film for not being exactly what one expects is not fair to the film. With that said, this film, though excellent, will not please everyone. It is slow-paced, with a lot of emphasis placed upont the visuals, which are stunning, and the assassination of the title is long in coming. However, this is a beautiful piece, and for those who are willing to go into it without any overwhelming expectations will surely be won over by the acting and cinematography.

I'm a film and video student in Grand Rapids and have taken various theory, study, and production classes so I can honestly say with confidence that this movie was amazing in every aspect (especially cinematography)! Anyone who thinks differently has no idea what a good movie is. It's not all about violence and explosions, if you want that go watch Transformers again.

I had some high hopes for this movie and yet, all I really got out of it was a little more knowledge of who Jesse James was. For someone that was so infamous, this movie fails to show you the reasons for how he came to be that way. The cinematography was very nice, but I was left wishing that there was more action and more substance to what I just watched.

This movie is not what i expected at all. Since it is a Western, I assumed it would be like Tombstone or Young Guns. There is no action at all in this movie. The same depressing music is played throughout the entire film. Robert Ford is a coward, but, just like the rest of the James Gang (exlcuding Jesse James), they are all uneducated and dumb. They are just a bunch of idiots! It's hard to believe that Jesse James had these men for his "gang". No wonder he got shot in the back of the head. Seriously, who dusts and straightens a picture on the wall when company is over? Is this really how the life of a famous legendary outlaw ended? How do we know Robert Ford isn't making this up to make himself look good (obviously he's not smart enough to begin with)? The entire film was slow, drab, and depressing. It was very hard not to fall asleep during this movie. Like I said before, it is very disapointing to find out that this legendary outlaw was not so great after all.

Good acting and pretty scenery are the strengths. The movie is slow and is not an action film rather a character study.

I liked this movie, it was interresting. However, it is kind of slow paced

If you are thinking about purchasing this movie, save yourself the $14.99 and treat yourself to some starbucks, at least there you'll know what direction you are headed........Unlike this movie!