"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
After Robert Ford (Casey Affleck, in an Oscar-nominated role) joins the most notorious gang in the West, he grows tired of the charismatic Jesse James (Brad Pitt) and begins to resent his widespread fame. But by hatching a scheme to gun down James, Ford risks forever being branded a coward. Sam Shepard, Sam Rockwell, Mary-Louise Parker and Michael Parks also star in this big-screen adaptation of Ron Hansen's acclaimed historical fiction novel. - from Netflix.com
Wow. This movie was a little over 2 1/2 hours of damn good western. Many boys that played cowboys and indians heard of Jesse James, and other famous gunslingers. I was not alone. Though I don't recall much of the actual history of the James Gang, or of Frank and Jesse, this movie provided on hell of a good variation of his assassination. I could see where Affleck got the Oscar nomination, and am somewhat surprised if it did not win that year. All I can say is 5 stars, and Wow! I enjoyed this movie immensely!
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