Finally got around to watching 'The Assassination of Jesse James james by The Coward Robert Ford' last night. I'd been avoiding it on three counts:
1. The title is ridiculously long for no good reason.
2. The title is a pretty big spoiler. Generally speaking, a title giving away the big plot twist is a bad idea.
3. Brad Pitt lost all acting ability years ago.
Anyway, I thought Pitt was better in that than he has been in quite a long time, though still a far cry from his old 'Twelve Monkeys' self, but I was very disappointed with the film overall. I was expecting a western, not a documentary....
Originally posted by MildPossession
Yeah, but most people know historically about Jesse James and who killed him... so hardly a spoiler putting it in the title, and hardly a 'plot twist'.
Depends how much you know about jesse James. I very much doubt that 'most people' (IE more than 3.35 billion) know, and anyway, if everyone already knows how it ends, what's the point of even making the film?