movie review - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
the journal of Michael Werneburg
Tokyo, 2007.12.16
This is one of the last movies we saw in the cinema before our son was born. A sad way to see off many years of avid movie-going!
While this film's cinematography was memorable and the performances generally apt, I didn't appreciate its trudging plot, listless pacing or underwhelming sense of any conflict. Also, for a movie this overly explained, I found the narration wholly unnecessary.
Not recommended.