Monday, September 10, 2007

first look: the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford


"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
dir., Andrew Dominik
2007

What a lush and unusual looking western. I see traces of "The Talented Mr. Ripley", "McCabe & Mrs. Miller", and "Days of Heaven." Mr. Pitt won the best actor prize at the Venice Film festival this weekend for what Todd McCarthy of Variety calls a "layered, continually interesting performance." The western is not my usual cinematic cup of tea, but I might give this one a try.
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2 comments:

  1. MATTHEWSeptember 10, 2007 at 9:48 PM

    Shit, I'm not sure if I've ever anticipated the release of so many potentially stunning movies in one season:
    Assassination...
    No Country for Old Men
    There Will Be Blood
    I'm Not There
    3:10 to Yuma

    Plus hopefully optimistic:
    Darjeeling Limited
    Lust Caution

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  2. Eric R. RickertSeptember 11, 2007 at 6:16 PM

    wow. this looks really beautiful. not at all what i expected

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