Jan 27
As overlong and pretentious as its title, The Assassination of Jesse James is worth a look almost in spite of itself. Casey Affleck gives an outstanding performance that proves him to be a character actor of immense creativity, clarity and composure.
Steeped in the lyrical fatalism of that last great decade for the western, the ’70s, The Assassination of Assassination of Jesse James DVD by the Coward Robert Ford owes a debt to myriad spiritual ancestors.