Brad Pitt

Casey Affleck

Sam Rockwell

Paul Schneider

Jeremy Renner

Garret Dillahunt

Sam Shepard

Mary-Louise Parker

Zooey Deschanel

Ted Levine

Michael Parks

Alison Elliott

James Carville

Tom Aldredge

Hugh Ross

Brooklynn Proulx

Dustin Bollinger

Joel McNichol

James Defelice

J.C. Roberts

Darrell Orydzuk

Jonathan Erich Drachenberg

Torben S. Hansen

Lauren Calvert

Kailin See

Jesse Frechette

Pat Healy

Joel Duncan

Stephanie Wahlstrom

Adam Arlukiewicz

Ian Ferrier

Michael J Rogers

Calvin Bliid

Sarah Lind

Nick Cave

Matthew Walker

Michael Copeman

Laryssa Yanchak

Anthony Harrison

Lisa Ellzey

Andrew Dominik

Ridley Scott

Ron Hansen

Jules Daly

Patricia Norris

David Valdes

Roger Deakins

Dede Gardner

Curtiss Clayton

Dylan Tichenor

Andrew Bock

Mark Pappas

Richard King

Christopher S. Aud

Allen Hartz

Kimberly Harris

Brent Woolsey

Michael Magill

William H. Burton Sr.

Doug Hemphill

Michael Dressel

Leslie Shatz

Michael Babcock

Christopher Flick

Linda Yeaney

Ron Bartlett

Michael W. Mitchell

Will Kaplan

Martin Keough

Bruce Hamme

Randy Singer

John P. Fasal

Jonathan Klein

Jonathan Karp

Rick D. Schmidt

Jacob Riehle

Gordon Schmidt

Robin Harlan

Sarah Monat

Mo Henry

Hugo Weng

Mike Gould

Bret Edge

Guy Bews

Jordan Dodds

Colt Cosgrave

Chad Cosgrave

Tom Eirikson

Joe Dodds

Lyle W. Edge

Jim Finkbeiner

Wacey Finkbeiner

Jason Glass

John Scott

Kimberley Zaharko

Jodi Terhoch

Russ Wideman

Terrance Leigh

Jim Randle

Greg Schlosser

Tom Glass

Dave Hospes

Sean Skene

Kristy Glass-Suitor

Rick Skene

Jesse Thompson

Jackie Bagley

Reg Glass

Randy Hambling

Jacqueline Loewen

Blake Schlosser

Dennis Hambling

Shane Pollitt

Corry Glass

Alex Green

Deb Green

Dale Gibson

Troy Sizemore

Jackie Lind

Michael Langlois

Kyle Thomson

Janice Blackie-Goodine

Sean Blackie

Alfred A. Arndt

Andy Harris

David Lourie

Nancy Joy McDonald

John Paul Horstmann

Shelly Goldsack

Jean Ann Black

Rochelle Pomerleau

James Paradis

Marie Gaerlan

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Western

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Plan B Entertainment

Virtual Studios

Scott Free Productions

Alberta Film Entertainment

Jesse Films Inc.

Warner Bros. Pictures

Canada

United Kingdom

United States of America

English

Perfection.

I think I will just come right out and say it from the off, this is a masterpiece, a truly spell binding, mesmerising tour de force that seeps class from every pore. I have often found myself cringing and turning my back on those who use in film debate the tired old defence of "it's not for everyone", but here I find I have no choice because this picture is purely for those enamoured with poetic beauty and precision film making at its highest. Those in search of an all action gun toting western need not apply, in fact those merely after popcorn fodder to while away an evening viewing should steer well clear. Andrew Dominik's second directorial effort is a character and dialogue driven piece of work, its thematic heart swirling with intelligence and elegiac beauty.

The story centrers around the final days of notorious outlaw Jesse James, and how one of his young disciples came to murder him on April 3rd 1882. Using Ron Hansen's novel as its source, it also fills in the gaps as to what became of the murderer Robert Ford as regards the subsequent aftermath of killing the infamous Jesse James. The film is dealing with issues all to prevalent in modern day society, we are witnessing perhaps the first instance of celebrity status gone berserker, we see how the press glamorise the nasty piece of work that was Jesse James, turning him into some sort of quintessential noble outlaw. We observe a stalking menace yearning to be like his hero, a young and impressionable fellow who's hurtling towards infamy completely oblivious of the pitfalls and irony of it all.

Structually the film is perfect, and to me the film defines the old saying of art on the silver screen. The performances of the lead actors are incredible, Brad Pitt gives a career high as Jesse James, all teetering villainy yet perfectly befitting the prince charming outlaw persona so gleefully built up by the press. Sam Rockwell is Charley Ford, and here he proves that movie big wigs really need to start giving the guy some more dramatic roles to get his teeth in to. Yet as good as Pitt & Rockwell are, both men are left trailing in the wake of Casey Affleck's performance as Robert Ford, childish emotion fused with flecks of dark undercurrents as Affleck layers a perfect show. How the academy chose to ignore this performance should be seen as an act of treason against American cinema.

Few films have left me open mouthed in admiration at the quality on show, but shot after shot, frame after frame, this really is as gorgeous as it comes. Roger Deakins photography sublimely pleasing the eyes at every edit, be it lush rolling hills cloaked in snow, or shadowy figures appearing like ghosts from locomotive smoke, with Deakins firmly cementing his reputation as a master of his craft. The score from Nick Cave & Warren Ellis perfectly captures the ambiance and texture of the piece, with Cave himself bagging a cameo performance as a bar room busker. It's incredible to think that this is only director Andrew Dominik's second feature film, following on from the hugely enjoyable Chopper in 2000, it is now evident that New Zealand can lay claim to producing a talent that if all goes to plan, will go on to become a director to rank up with the best of them.

As it is, and just right now, The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford should be filed along side Vertigo as a member of that club that only admits the greatest American films of all time, and that be even if it was directed by a Kiwi, wink wink America.

Masterpiece. 10/10

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