VARIETY'S REVIEW OF JESSE JAMES

I expect critical reaction to THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD to be mostly positive (or through-the-r00f positive) but there will be some sticks-in-the-mud (as there were with movies like THE NEW WORLD and THE THIN RED LINE, movies that JESSE JAMES shares similar qualities with). But here is the link to Todd McCarthy's spot-on rave for the film from trade magazine Variety

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117934539.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

This is a terrific piece of film writing, and I agreee with virtually everything he says.