Dir: Andrew Dominik USA 2007 159 min 15A

In the cold light of day, legendary outlaw Jesse James is exposed as a low-down killer who had it coming. But The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford is also a misty-eyed, sepia-toned love letter to the art of mythmaking.

Apparently, the world needs a hero and there is nobody better than Brad Pitt, with all his untouchable starriness, to fill those boots. Of course where there's a hero, there must also be a villain. In the role of Robert Ford, Casey Affleck exudes all the sweaty desperation of a wannabe pop idol, telling anyone who'll listen that he's destined for 'something big'.

James gives Ford a shot at glory when he initiates him into his gang, but after a violent train robbery, when the price on James's head increases, so do his suspicions that he'll be the one caught in the firing line.