The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
// April 25th, 2008 // No Comments » // Film Reviews
I have a soft spot for slow moving, lengthy, operatic films and this one was right up my street. Weighing in at 160 minutes you had better make sure you are sitting comfortably beforehand. From the very beginning you are taken in by the beautiful cinematography and the haunting soundtrack. Roger Deakins is the man getting the credit for the overall look of the film. The englishman is best known for his sterling work with the Coen brothers in films such as Fargo, The Man Who Wasn’t There, O Brother Where Art Thou? and No Country For Old Men and also on Martin Scorsese’s Kundun. This film has a sepia tonality which evokes picture postcards of the “old West”, an occasional blurring of the edges giving a dreamlike quality and makes fabulous use of the open spaces and cloudscapes of Canada (standing in for Missouri).
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