AltWeeklies Wire
Scenic Quietudenew
Cave and Ellis tell the story of a captivating character, without uttering a single word.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-06-2008 |
Reviews
Brad Pitt on 'Jesse James'new
Let's get this out of the way. Yes, Brad Pitt, in person, really does look like Brad Pitt.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Spoiler Alert: Jesse James Diesnew
The much-anticipated revisionist western The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, as evidenced by its chewily purple title, has a lot on its plate -- too much, possibly.
The Portland Mercury |
Andrew Wright |
10-11-2007 |
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Don't Shoot Jesse James, Shoot the Narratornew
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford unfolds: impossibly wordy, each spavined sentence intoned by a narrator. It's a Western epic for our times, a depressing Jesse James opera for the end of his career. Even the horses need Prozac.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
10-11-2007 |
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Jesse James As Pop Icon
New Zealand director Andrew Dominik tells the story of Jesse James's last days in a patient and unequivocal style that makes us want to turn back history.
Andrew Dominik's Jesse James Epic Digs Deepernew
Beyond the obvious reveal of the film's title, most of the major chronological turning points are either skipped in their entirety or divulged before the fact in narration culled from Hansen's elegiac prose, forcing audiences to abandon any traditional expectation of narrative linearity in favor of existential reflection.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Wade Major |
09-28-2007 |
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
New Zealand director Andrew Dominik (“Chopper”) tells the story of Jesse James’s last days with a patient and unequivocal style that makes us want to turn back history. Based on the 1983 novel by Ron Hansen, Dominik presents a sparse western stripped down to its barest elements.
Backstabbernew
The Assassination of Jesse James may be the world’s first epic of misguided hero worship.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
The Myth & Men of the James Gang Go a Little Queernew
Dominik has fabricated a big picture with a small point.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-20-2007 |
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