When there aren’t any new cool films to see in the cinema, there are still tons of old films to see at home.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Sometimes when looking for small gems you miss massive diamonds. I was spending my time (and my money) on an average of 4 films a week at the London festival when The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was released (it was part of the festival too). If I had known how good a film it was I would have seen it instead of some bad Anime or a poor French film I saw during the Festival. Anyway, the mistake has now been fixed. The assassination… is a western that doesn’t have much to do with dawn duels and saloon brawls, but more with thoughtful cowboys and their changing
emotions. It tells of the evolution of Robert Ford’s feelings of admiration frustration and jealousy towards Jesse James. I really liked Casey Affleck in Steve Buscemi’s Lonesome Jim, and he confirms here that unlike his brother he was present when the talent for acting was distributed in the Affleck family. Brad Pitt does the job as usual and the few other guys (Sam Rockwell, Paul Schneider) are very good too. On top of their great acting The assassination… is one of the most visually beautiful films I have seen lately: cinematographer Roger Deakins delivers another remarkable piece of work after No Country for Old Men.
Into the wild
Sean Penn tells the true of story of Chris McCandless (Emile Hirsch) who gave all his money to a charity and hitchhiked his way to Alaska. Like in all initiation stories, the people and places seen on the path are at least as important as the objective. It’s very rare when movies that want be touching actually are, but the combination of Penn’s direction and Hirsch’s possessed performance make it happen. Into the Wild fulfills its ambition of being a simple, beautiful and sensitive film.
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