Love Samwell. But Casey rocked the shit of the role.

He's so great in the film. One of my favorite scenes in the entire movie is the one where Jesse James takes the knife to Robert Ford's throat and you see how Charley has to react to that, fearful for his brother's well-being but uncertain of how to act around James in the situation. The way he plays off of both Pitt and Affleck is so quietly compelling, often in just his facial reactions.

I know i am late to the party on this comment, but this is one of the most underrated movies of all-time.  With some of the most underrated actors of all-time.  Sam Rockwell, eventhough he has an Oscar  is way underrated (great in The Green Mile, great in Matchstick Men, etc), Garrett Dillahunt is just a ridiculously good actor who gets zero recognition (how long did it take you to realize he played 2 diametrically opposed roles in Deadwood..don't lie).  Btw...I haven't even mentioned the heavy hitters in this film (Brad Pitt. Sam Sheppard, Casey Affleck, and Jeremy Renner).  The fact that this was a box-office bomb and stupid fake sci-fi comic book movies with zero plot rake in millions shows how bad American audiences are for actual real acting and story telling (fyi I'm American).  The book is amazing.  The soundtrack is exquisite (Nick Cave).  Roger Deakins cinematography is insane (the fact that he didn't win his first Oscar until his 14th nomination is an absolute joke...1917...his 2nd win... may be the best cinematography ever).  Nominated for only 2 Oscars and no win....really?.  If you haven't seen this movie and have the time (it's long and should have been longer)...do yourself a favor and watch it ASAP.  Just Affleck's performance is worth it, and like usual, Pitt is absolutely amazing.  It's sad that 15 years later, there is no way this movie is made today...no f'ing way.  Millennials wake the F up, characters don't have to shoot lighting bolts from their eyes to be interesting.  Also, have an attention span for more than 5 seconds (I'm Gen X).  This is all around art at its finest!

he's so great as Charlie, couldn't have it any other way :)

No WAY Ryan Gosling would have been as good as Casey Affleck.

Edit: And that movie had the best combination of character actors I’ve ever seen together.

They picked the right actors ALL the way around.

Sam Rockwell is one of my absolutely favourite actors of all time.

Well you done a great job, Sam... The film is poetry......

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Sam played that character brilliantly.
Charlie Ford's Death scene was probably the saddest scene for me in the entire movie,it also was probably the most beautiful shot off the entire movie.

I really imagined Gosling as Bob Ford in the first scenes so it makes sense they were considering him

He was amazing in the part of Charlie.....

Greatest movie ever!!!

He did such an amazing job in this. He really captured the older sibling dynamic of going with the flow and trying to keep things light but fearful of your life and always keeping a watchful eye on your sibling. Loved this film

Casey nailed it!👌

Jman

Casey nailed Bob Ford and he even looks similar, one of the best movies ever btw its worth several watches

"How come George had a grudge against you?"
Casey's best performance ever. He and Pitt had great chemistry. Really loved sam as well. Great movie.

All time favorite movie!

Amazing movie

Don’t fucking undermine it! It’s a masterpiece!

Great actors in a great flick!