The True Story of Jesse James

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Rosana B Uma releitura através de flashbacks rememorados pela esposa e pela mãe de Jesse James, de como iniciou a vida no crime, bem como toda família que detinha de certo poder aquisitivo (entre fazendas escravos) eles simpatizavam com o partido Democrata (que a época 1860, era Unionistas conservadores segregacionistas), após a morte do irmão, Frank James se rendeu, foi julgado, inocentado e viveu 30 anos como uma ''peço comum''. Ótimo filme, excelente produção, envelheceu muito bem, adorável... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review Audience Member another retelling western of the james' legend Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member OK-to-dull. Really doesn't add anything to the Jesse James story. Yes, I know it was released in 1957 but I doubt anyone in 1957 felt more informed about Jesse James by seeing this movie. Pretty much a paint-by-numbers docu-drama. Also feels like some details are left out. Ending seems abrupt - pacing is a bit off. Good action sequences, so goodish purely as a western. Robert Wagner is miscast as Jesse James. Far too straight-laced for the role. Hope Lange gives a fairly wooden performance. Supporting cast aren't too bad though. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Fairly minor Nicholas Ray. It's still quite good at time. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A real disappointment - a clunky, sloppy film that only occasionally displays a few of Ray's valuable directorial flourishes. A big, big problem is the fact that Robert Walker is the lead. That's enough to kill any film. Never mind the fact that his support is... Jeffrey Hunter and... Hope Lange. Both of whom are nearly as bad. Even Agnes Moorehead brings nothing to the table. The flashback structure might have been interesting had it provided some really disparate, [i]Rashomon[/i]-ey perspectives, but not. They basically glorify James as a good dude who lost his way. I suspect that Andrew Dominik's film might have rendered all previous Jesse James films obsolete. Apart from a handful of good moments, the film's only other asset is Carl Thayler as an appropriately simpering Robert Ford. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Nicholas Ray's take on Jesse James isn't really different than any other previous take, in fact it's a slight remake of a 1939 Henry King production, but using Cinemascope and his own idiosyncratic brand of angst and melodrama, Ray's Jesse is a 50's anti-hero, and it's no secret that James Dean would have starred if alive. Instead we get handsome, unconvincing Robert Wagner as Jesse, with Jeffrey Hunter (equally too good looking) as second banana brother Frank, spinning the tale of the James brothers from their involvement as guerrilla fighters in the Civil War (which, after the war, makes them targets of North sympathizing neighbors and bankers; a possible motive for their robbery spree),to their disastrous attempt on a Minnesota bank, the beginning of the end. The use of flashback, and the Minnesota bookends, is interesting, building a "who is Jesse James" character study out of familiar tropes and knowledge of previous films, splashing in some romance (with buxom, stiff Hope Lange), and action (including a well staged train robbery). Passable, but not entirely essential Ray. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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