movie review - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-eight years and a million words
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.