Review of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) by Deanomite — 29 Dec 2019
This was the best movie of 2007 and in my top 10 of history. This movie will inspire you to learn about cinematography. Roger Deakins has photographed some of the most beautiful movies ever, including most of the Coen Brothers (Fargo and No Country for Old Men most notably), this is his pinnacle.
He finally won an Oscar for BladeRunner 2049. Andrew Dominick had only directed 1 other movie (Chopper in 2001), and never reached this quality again. Brad Pitt said this was his favorite performance, and of a career of brilliant acting this is definitely the pinnacle.
Casey Affleck also was brilliant, really everyone was. Nick Cave provided a score that is a miracle. To me this is probably the second most well made movie I have ever seen, after Lawrence of Arabia.
Deakins said the director had collected lots of still photos to correlate each scene, a good note for any prospective movie makers.
This review of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) was written by Deanomite on 29 Dec 2019.
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