THE RETURN OF JESSE JAMES — by Steve Nadis
I have not seen the latest Jesse James movie, which has not stopped me from writing about it repeatedly. (This way, not having seen it, I can write about it objectively.) I commented last time about the title of the film in question–a point that several movie reviewers have picked up on. This nice quote, for example, appeared in Wesley Morris’ review in yesterday’s Boston Globe: “As you might expect from something called ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,’ brevity is not a virtue here.” Another reviewer pointed out that the title gives away the ending, which is something that I mentioned as well. As for the question, if I’m going to keep writing about this picture should I actually see it? I don’t know. For now I think I’d rather keep my palette fresh, uncluttered by images of the movie itself. (Also I heard it might be boring.)
