I'm going to start posting reviews here, or maybe my Netflix account, rather than on my old website. I'm not even sure why I still have that darn website. Anyhow.
Somehow we ended up having a little Casey Affleck film festival courtesy of Netflix. Got in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Gone Baby Gone. I liked both of them quite a bit. Affleck is quite creepy in Jesse James... I decided it's almost like the first celebrity stalker shooting. Maybe it was. It was also cool to hear them talk about various locations in and around Kansas City. Apparently James lived on Troost for a while: they didn't mention that but did mention places like Excelsior Springs. Anyhow, loved the cinematography and story, acting was good, music a bit repetitive.
As for Gone Baby Gone, quite an effective directorial debut by Ben "I'm Bleeping Jimmy Kimmel" Affleck. Kept things moving, nothing too spectacular, but did the job. I loved the screenplay, and the acting helped to reinforce that. Great story, and solid acting. Damn, Ed Harris needs to get an Oscar one of these days. I mean, Scorsese has one now, why not Harris?
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