18 Years Later, Brad Pitt’s Epic Western Remains the Greatest Jesse James Movie Ever
Filmmakers, including renowned figure Clint Eastwood, have maintained the heartbeat of the Western genre in the decades following its heyday. Instead of traditional Westerns, which celebrate the American West, a subgenre called “revisionist Westerns” emerged and focuses on challenging the mythology of the Old West. One standout film in this contemporary wave of revisionist Westerns is the exceptional yet underappreciated Brad Pitt Western titled “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford“, released in 2007.