Assassination of Jesse James

A beautiful movie in which characters come alive and a legend is re-enacted and revisited. Based on a novel in which characters speak slang of American English of the turn of 18th century…I watched it without having gone to tomatometer or imdb, ‘cause I was sure Ridley and tony Scott coproduction should hardly disappoint. It s a story about a legendary robber, a persona build to such a minute details and his disposition described so well, it is easy to guess it is written and directed by same guy who has finesse in narration, nowhere there a hurried or mushy mashy portrayal, or underdeveloped shots, each scene each shot is polished to an extent that one would feel the level of a slowly finished oil painting by some laid back artist. Recreating the times and the mood of that era has become a mere technicality now-a-days for most productions, but it should not escape a mention. Oh and the background score, It lingers long after the movie is over, there is no denying how much intensity it adds to the whole scene. Remember the screeching siren sound so well used in the sequences ‘to peak’ in Dark knight whenever there is ‘spat’ between the opposites …joker and batman,… I look forward to some gems from rehmanin the flicks like Gajhini…coming back to Jesse.. Brad Pitt coproduced it, he looks like choosing big frame portraits ..earlier achilles In troy and now jesse james… then we have almost 20, bob ford, a guy highly impressed of jesse’s persona to an extent he imitates every gesture, watches every move, moves around slyly in most of the frames, portrays a meek who faces the conflict , a deep desire and need to be applauded and be somebody …and a suppressed loathing for his own demigod he is slated for some trophies for his performance.. and some of the angst and private confessions of Jesse are so well said, “ I go on journeys out of my body, I wonder about that man that’s gone so wrong, I’ve been becoming problem to myself”… There are no significant female characters and it’s to be watched for the performances in some of the well scripted shots. It’s a long one (2:40) by any standards for an English movie, but it is canvas well used and rich with subtleties. Don’t watch if you are in a mood for a quick snack. It is a multicourse French gourmet cuisine to be savored till dawn.