I agree... the cinematography is wonderful (I especially love the train scene during the night), and so are the performances and soundtrack. This is one of my favorite movies... I want to see it again now!
Andrew Dominik's documentary about Nick Cave, 'One More Time With Feeling', is also very beautiful by the way.
That whole train sequence was incredible... from the rumbling tracks, the movement of light across the trees illuminating the gang to the silhouette of Jesse James against the steam...
Roger Deakins was really showing off and it worked for the movie as well...
I agree. Sure the movie is beautiful and the acting, except perhaps Pitt's, is first rate, but the story, such that it is, is told in such a pedestrian way. I get it that they were after a Ken Burns' Civil War vibe, particularly with the narration, but I think it falls flat here. You can be understated when describing the cataclysms of the Civil War, but here we have entire hours of Pitt doing a variation of Joe Pesci in Goodfellas, while the other guys look nervously back and forth wondering if they will make it out of the scene alive. It's too flimsy a premise to hang a movie of this length on, particularly when the life and death of James is actually very interesting.
They actually managed to make a good story dull. But yeah, looks good.
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Reply by somesunnyday
on March 19, 2017 at 5:51 AM
It is gorgeous to look at and Casey Affleck is great in this
Reply by Phasmophobia
on March 19, 2017 at 11:18 PM
It also has a beautiful music score.
Reply by Filmisch
on March 30, 2017 at 7:39 PM
I agree... the cinematography is wonderful (I especially love the train scene during the night), and so are the performances and soundtrack. This is one of my favorite movies... I want to see it again now!
Andrew Dominik's documentary about Nick Cave, 'One More Time With Feeling', is also very beautiful by the way.
Reply by Renovatio
on March 30, 2017 at 7:59 PM
That whole train sequence was incredible... from the rumbling tracks, the movement of light across the trees illuminating the gang to the silhouette of Jesse James against the steam...
Roger Deakins was really showing off and it worked for the movie as well...
Reply by tmdb13060682
on March 30, 2017 at 9:02 PM
The problem is, it's just so long.
Reply by Jacinto Cupboard
on October 6, 2020 at 10:09 PM
I agree. Sure the movie is beautiful and the acting, except perhaps Pitt's, is first rate, but the story, such that it is, is told in such a pedestrian way. I get it that they were after a Ken Burns' Civil War vibe, particularly with the narration, but I think it falls flat here. You can be understated when describing the cataclysms of the Civil War, but here we have entire hours of Pitt doing a variation of Joe Pesci in Goodfellas, while the other guys look nervously back and forth wondering if they will make it out of the scene alive. It's too flimsy a premise to hang a movie of this length on, particularly when the life and death of James is actually very interesting.
They actually managed to make a good story dull. But yeah, looks good.