re: Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford

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If you go beyond 120 minutes, there better be a good reason.

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i agree. epic stories can get away with this for sure, because, well, they have a lot of informtion in the story

this movie didn't seem to require a lot of the information we're given in the middle. the story could have just have effectively been told without 30-45 minutes.

and i'm usually a guy saying good movies could have been great with another 20-30 minutes, esp in the beginning

but this was certainly a good film. after i watch it again i may call it great. but i don't think it's as elite as many make it out to be. great locations/cinematography. great acting. some instances of great writing. but really bad pacing that just dragged it down overall, imho