You know, after watching the remake, this version is kinda cheesy and boring. The girl in this version doesn't hold a candle to Hailee Steinfeld and while John Wayne was pretty good (after all, he DID win the Oscar), I just think Jeff Bridges was much better. Sue me for hating on a classic.

I'm not a John Wayne fan so this was hard to get into but given the time it was made all in all decent

For a movie called True Grit, it's not exactly the grittiest of westerns, but it is quite entertaining and has a number of fairly exciting moments (the last 15-20 minutes is where it shines). Also, I might just be a bad judge, but I didn't think Kim Darby was that bad. Granted, I haven't read the book, but she was feisty, headstrong, and had some great lines. Glenn Campbell, on the other hand, was just plain awful.

"The girl with a strength of a man, and the man with a sensitive heart (albeit under layers of crust). The calculated softening of Wayne's macho persona at long last won him the Oscar."

This isn't my favourite western - it was a bit too long and dull.

Whether or not you liked the Coens' 2010 remake, don't waste your time with this one.

One word.. Shotgun pistol combo/Dennis hopper made the last 40 mins well worth it.. Well that's a bit more than one word

Very similar to the Coens' remake. It lifts a lot of the same good dialogue from Portis' novel. However, it is, of course, less stylishly made. The cast is good but never great. Watch the remake first, and try to avoid catching one shortly after the other.

The ending is quite weird (the talk about graveyards), good to think about.

I liked it well enough. The Duke was a good Rooster, obviously a great choice in those days. Not Oscar worthy though. Loses points for the rather awful portrayal of Mattie Ross, too soft. Probably the worst parts of the film are when they try to interject dialogue lifted from Mattie Ross' inner dialouge in the book, it just doesn't fit.

More elaborate and considerably better than the Coen Brothers remake of the same book. Still, I wouldn't recommend it to non-genre-fans. It's implausible and has all the generic trappings. John Wayne is a "teddy bear" here, as one reviewer described it, despite the attempted pirate look. Glen Campbell's acting is nothing to write home about either.

another good john wayne film.

good not the best

one of the better wayne movies i've seen, darby was utterly obnoxious, but everyone else is pretty decent. oddly enough, both the remake AND the sequel are better than this.

Kim Darby's acting isn't great, but her character & relationship with Wayne's character make this a lot more interesting than your average western, at least for me. Don't get distracted by expectations; despite the Oscar & top billing, Wayne's the supporting character here.

The original TRUE GRIT boasts one thing neither the remake nor any film of the last 35 years can: the presence of John Wayne. And if Rooster Cogburn isn't quite Wayne's best performance (it didn't deserve the Oscar he got for it), he still has a great time with it. But Kim Darby makes for a shrill Mattie, and Glen Campbell for a dopey LaBoeuf. And the film as a whole is generally played too light, too safe (and drags because of it); tellingly, it earned a G rating. Best for devotees of the Duke.

I have seen both the Cohen Brothers version and this one.Both films have essentially the same plot so it came done to which set of performances I liked better.My nod goes to the Cohen Brothers one.

It's easy to see with hindsight why The Coens remade this - this is a devilish, sly, subversive little script that packs a whallop. Mattie Ross' acting doesn't quite match her character's motivation and conviction, but each character is extremely memorable regardless (especially Duvall, whose enigma-type reminds strongly of Ed Harris). The plot's loss of innocence dynamic is pleasantly troubling, as G-rated westerns go.

A classic western - great story and great acting for the most part.

Strong and young female lead, really strong, and still believable. This was a really impressive film.

Wayne is very good, but as a whole there are much better Western's out there that this. Watching "True Grit" you mainly get the feeling that there is a lot of wasted potential here and it doesn't quite make the most of all its components.

All around great western with an award winning performance from the Duke and a nice appearance from Robert Duvall. Dennis Hopper has a brief but memorable part too. The true highlight of True Grit is the wonderful outdoor locations and photography, specifically the location in the denouement.

One of John Wayne's best westerns. He brings Rooster Cogburn to life. His chemistry with Kim Darby is astounding. This is one of the all time classics of American Cinema, not just the Western Genre. The only thing I can say negative about this movie is that Glen Campbell's performance isn't as strong as Wayne and Darby's. Either way, you must seee this movie!