I really can't stand Brad Pitt and I don't want to voluntarily give money to anyone who's name ends in Affleck, but this movie was just superb. Superb acting, beautiful shots, and just brutal violence.
It does have a slow pace at times so if you're trying to stay up past your bedtime to finish it, you just may very well nod off a few times. But I did want to finish it.
Basically it's about the last days of Jesse James, who shares my birthday, btw. At this point in his life, he's paranoid and worn from the years of leading a brutal life. Brad Pitt is good and a little frightening at times when he loses control. I am thankful that we have a violent media to desensitize us now.
Casey Affleck is just amazing as Robert Ford, who has his own personality disorders. He is just plain creepy. He should get an oscar for being creepy. And they do show the aftermath of the shooting on Bob and his own brutal murder.
The whole movie leads up to the moment when Bob shoots and kills Jesse. It does it well. I found myself holding my breath through the last five minutes.
Ok, so it brings up lots of questions like the portray of celebrities in the media and how a killer could possibly be portrayed as a saint. And did Jesse know about the plot to kill him and did he let it happen?
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