The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2008)

DVD

Brad Pit and Casey Affleck star in this in-depth look at the final days of the outlaw Jesse James and his association with Robert Ford. This haunting story depicts, as close to reality as any other film, the cold-blooded killer - Jesse James. James was as well-known then as Paris Hilton is today, and he was as much a pop icon in the late 1800s. Robert Ford, an unknown squirrelly man of nineteen had Jesse on a pedestal. He idolized the man, but as they became closer and the true Jesse was revealed, it was ultimately up to Ford to either kill Jesse or be killed by him. After Jesse James was killed, Ford became as well known as his victim, but not as well-liked. The public turned against this young man. After all, he had killed their hero, whom they considered a modern-day Robin Hood, although Robin Hood was not a cold-blooded killer.

To this day, almost everyone knows of Jesse James and he is still idolized. In the show The Brady Bunch, Bobby Brady wanted to be like Jesse James, until he was taught how ruthless and murderous the outlaw really was. This film shows James the way he really was - a killer without a heart. Pitt plays the outlaw to perfection, and Affleck's portrayal of Robert Ford is just as intriguing.