The Coen brothers latest movie is a good old style western about a young 14-year-old girl's hunt for the man who murdered her father. She is assisted by a U.S. marshal[Jeff Bridges] and a Texas Ranger[Matt Damon]. Hailee Steinfeld is very convincing as the young girl Mattie Ross, even if the story maybe isn't totally believable or realistic.
I don't think it is in the league of e.g. Eastwood's Unforgiven[1992], but it is entertaining, tough, funny at times and best of all there is certainly no political correctness on the menu in this movie. Life back then was tough and I think the movie shows this pretty well.
Some may find it a bit slow at times, but I kinda liked the pace and the action is never overdone or unrealistic. If you like a good western you'll probably be in good company with this movie.
The movie is a remake of a movie with the same title from 1969.
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Movie Title: True Grit
Director: Ethan & Joel Coen
This Release: 2010
Genre: Western
RunTime: 110
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld
Movie Format: Cinema
Content Type: Movie Review
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Updated: 2011-02-18 20:17
Created: 2011-02-18 20:17