There is something strange that happens when someone of mythical proportions -- a criminal, a murderer, a bad guy -- gets killed. Gets killed by someone who isn't that great of a guy, but maybe not that bad of a guy. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford exemplifies this. Jesse James (Brad Pitt, awesome as always) assassinated by Robert Ford (Casey Affleck, the best Affleck I think) is a tall tale of a real legend. So legendary that people hated the man that assassinated him. Jesse's legend, like all legends, was fiction mixed truth, which of course, made America adore him. This was a beautifully done film. Expansive scenery, purposefully paced script, wonderfully cast characters.
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