the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford
7.8

the bad:
a little long in the tooth at two hours and forty minutes
constant transitional imagery of clouds moving across the sky (annoying and eventually useless)
constant and many times out-of-place repetition of musical themes

the good:
beautiful cinematography
very good performance by brad pitt
fucking amazing performance by casey affleck. subtle and nuanced. the last time i remember a performance having impressed me that much was daniel day lewis in there will be blood (though casey's just a notch below that). regardless, casey's acting is incredible and fascinating. i will definitely be looking forward to any film he's in that makes use of his talent.