the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford

this movie is very long but the acting is excellent and a slow suspense builds throughout the film. Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck are wonderfully subtle in the two title roles, and I also particularly enjoyed Paul Schneider's performance. casting Mary Louise Parker as a quiet, decent housewife after Weeds, however, is just ridiculous. the movie speeds up considerably in the last 10 minutes, but of course, I won't give anything away.