Is "True Grit" the movie that started the marble/mush-mouth accent Jeff Bridges has used in tons of films since 2010? We reckon so! This movie is written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, so you know it has got to be good. They have directed some of our favorite films including "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," "No Country for Old Men," and "The Big Lebowski." It is a remake of the John Wayne-led western of the same name from 1969. The aforementioned Jeff Bridges takes on the role of the one-eyed alcoholic lawman named Reuben 'Rooster' Cogburn. Joining him is Hailee Steinfeld in her feature film debut as Mattie Ross, a 14-year-old girl who has a smart business sense and an even smarter mouth. Mattie is determined to hunt down the man who killed her father come hell or high water. She hires Rooster for the job because it is said he is the meanest U.S. Marshal around and is also the least likely to bring in a suspect alive. Mattie just has …show more content…
It probably helps to have a couple of writer/directors as talented as The Coen Brothers to do the remake justice, but that's beside the point. This proves to be an impressive western with wonderful performances. Both Hailee Steinfeld and Jeff Bridges are fantastic and build an interesting relationship with one another. He is gruff and mean, and she is stubborn and always speaks frankly. Both Steinfeld and Bridges received Oscar nominations for their performances here, and they both completely deserved them. Matt Damon isn't bad either and gives one of his better performances as Texas Ranger LaBouef. The cinematography is absolutely stunning, and we were not surprised to see Roger Deakins' name come up as the cinematographer as the credits rolled. He does a brilliant job as always and captures the dusty, dreary western landscape extremely