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Review: 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' is beautiful - and boring

'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'

Opens today: Century Rio, High Ridge

Rated R for violence and language

160 min.

C+

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The cinematography and acting are marvelous. The tale of Jesse James and man-crushing wuss Bob Ford is fascinating.

But boring is boring.

This film is like an adaptation of the old books I was assigned my freshman year of college. I never read those books.

James is perfect for Brad Pitt, and he delivers a nuanced performance that finds the right note between an outlaw's audacity and the loss of soul that ultimately did him in.

There are some great things about this movie; if only it didn't shuffle its feet for two-and-a-half hours.