Customer Ratings & Reviews

It really is a great drama, but the one thing against it is, that it's 2 hours and 40 minutes long. Personally I like the movie, but you have to be a fan of great drama and willing to put in the work to appreciate this one.

Great film, well acted and beautiful cinematography. Just hoped that the remaster was better. Visuals are average and could be better.

everything about this movie is beautiful, the camera shots, the dialogue, and of course the acting, its like watching a documentary the narration is perfectly done, its not even a 5 stars film. its a 10 stars for this film.

Classic story with Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck - a winner

This is a movie about Jesse James; his gang and the events that led up to his death. This movie uses a top shelf cast and they all do a very good job with the portrayals of their characters.

What a movie i really like this is one, one of the best western very underrated, also is a slow burning movie but very interesting

sick movie, but spoilers he does assassinate him at the end of the movie

This is a great movie with good character development and superb story.

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

A very underrated movie with good acting and good storyline. Highly recommended!!

Christmas present, son was happy to receive it, not yet seen

This is a beautiful movie that takes another aspect to the wild west. Instead of targeting primitive movie fans with short attention spans and a lust for action, this movie aims to please by cinematography, character development, and superb acting. Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck have as good of a performance as I've ever witnessed. Sam Rockwell also displays a solid performance. This movie spends the majority of its time letting you see an objective side to the lives of Jesse James and Bob Ford. Not just what the comics or newspapers propagandized. Both James and Ford were two highly complex individuals and this movie does a great job of portraying that. The movie gives each two distinct themes with the cinematography and soundtrack. I really felt connected with both characters as the movie was a dedication to them both. Instead of your typical western with off-the-wall gun fights, this movie takes a more realistic approach. And while the movie is developing its characters, the tension builds as the climax approaches. Although the movie takes about 2 and a half hours to get to the climax, I still didn't mind because I was still almost fooled that the inevitable couldn't happen. And even after the climax there is a continuation of the story which isn't hinted at in the title and makes the movie even more enjoyable. I recommend this film for those who enjoy great acting, cinematography, soundtracks, and a powerful connection with the characters of the movie.

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.

First of all, the cinematography was impecable and flawless. It is a beautiful movie and it is as close and accurate as it could get to the real life legend Jesse James. Casey Affleck is remarkable as Robert Ford, you just love him playing the envious coward, he is perfect. The Academy Awards failed to reward this one, for I think it should of been nominated for Best Picture, Director and Screenplay for Andrew Dominik, and the ones that it did get Supporting Actor for Affleck and of course the cinematography which only lost to the equally masterful work of Robert Elswit for There Will Be Blood.

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.

This is a great film, but don't go into it expecting an action movie. This is a lengthy movie with a lot of dialogue which really helps develop the characters. I highly recommend you set aside a few hours and give this one a watch!

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

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.