True Grit

I had trouble understanding Bridges in this, but it's a good modern western with a few great scenes.

Excellent, the girl was amazingly good, and Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon were also great. Almost works as a children's movie, thematically, but has a few touches of extreme violence. Although I guess it's not really worse than Temple of Doom.

Good child acting is a rare thing, and great child acting rarer still. The young Miss. Steinfeld certainly rises to the calibre of her colleagues, delivering an outstanding performance of a truly engaging character, just like the other main characters in this story. Couple this with good cinematography and a decent crack at dialogue and you get a solid film. However, it has to be admitted that you come out of it feeling like it was missing something. It's hard to define what, but it was missing.

Great addition to the Coens' oeuvre; a wonderfully written, funny script with the direction and score to match; Hailee Steinfeld is a wonderful find here as Mattie Ross, Matt Damon and Jeff Bridges as wonderful as usual, if not more so, and a supporting cast whose talent makes the entire affair seem real in the best of ways! The end, in particular, made this film seem like a good old fashioned, beautiful telling of a very American tale, and proud of it!

The Coen brothers, in my opinion, have created a great film, as True Grit has a down-to-earth story with gritty acting by Jeff Bridges to lead the way. Hailee Steinfeld and Matt Damon's acting was also spot on, however I would have liked to have seen some more menace from Josh Brolin's character but it's still well-acted, well-written, and well-directed.

You know, I really didn't like this. The acting was fine, the cinematography was good, but the story seemed hollow. It struck me as a movie that desperately wanted to be a western, but the mythos wasn't there. The little girl also didn't win me over.

Not being a big fan of westerns, but being a big fan of the Coens I really didn't know what to expect from this one. I have to say though, I was not disappointed. Everthing from the cinematography to the witty back-and-forth dialouge between Bridges and Damon is great. Bridges is amazing in the role as Cogburn, and I have to say that this was probably the best role I have ever seen Matt Damon in. The flash-forward scene at the end did seem a bit "off", but other than that, I have no complaints.

Coming-of-age meets a tale of redemption. While the core story is a bit on the light side, the details are rich. There is very good chemistry between Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, and Matt Damon, partly attributable to the very well-written dialogues. At key moments, the film manages to shed its flippant ways and take on a more dramatic and melancholic tone. The beautiful hymn/score lingering in the background help enhance the emotional aspect. Very well-executed and very engaging film.

It's a competent production in true Coen fashion and there are adjustments to the script that generally tighten things up and make for a better-paced experience. Equally, I think that some of the trimming is overzealous since the final act feels considerably more rushed than it should, and I miss not having our antagonists established earlier. The developing relationship between Rooster and Mattie unfolds rather wonderfully in the original, but here it feels absent.

i remember this being good, but mostly i remember my friend winking at me when hailee steinfeld says "i hear you have...true grit"

While not as good as the original, this remake certainly kept me very entertained.

Improves certain things from the 1969, but also leaves certain things which are, in my opinion, inferior. Regardless, great fun, as the original was.

Thought we were done with westerns. The child female was a terrible actor. Slightly boring.

I saw this in one of my AP classes. Great scenery and it's filmed nicely but it is also very trope heavy.

liked it more than i expected. I expected it to be a slow burner and it definatly was but i really liked the characters and felt like i got a good sense of what it was like back then.

Everything is perfect.

For a modern western the film is not bad at all, but from the Cohen Brothers I expected something a bit more even. The humor and the seriousness of the film were not balanced and it seemed rushed at times. Overall, the cinematography was gorgeous, the performances especially by Jeff Bridges were phenomenal. I could even go to say that this film wouldn't be as compelling without him. In my opinion one of the weaker films by the Cohen Bros, but refreshing nonetheless.

The dialog might have been a little too good for the tongues that spoke it, but I really don't mean to knock the acting; everybody did great. More importantly, it wraps up into an ending that, while not unpredictable, nails what it tries to accomplish.

Unusually for the Coens this a straight genre piece, a classic western with an adventure where the characters "grow up". Do not despair though because most of their usual trademarks are still there: idiosyncratic dialogue, wide shots of landscape, dark humour etc. And despite being confined to one genre I don't think as some have said it's a simple film. There's a lot of depth to it, and many of the themes are religious. It wouldn't be unfounded to view this as a companion to A Serious Man.

Characters with highly detailed personalities get their grit tested in vast treeless terrains of the classic western in Coen brothers' reinvigoration of the forgotten genre. Sharp dialogue and sharper performance by the three leads, especially young Hailee Steinfeld take your senses hostage. Add in beautiful shots and occasional lore and we got ourselves a cruelly captivating western.

Well-played and -designed characters.

Remember liking this, don't remember why.

Drawn out, yet somehow rushed feeling, the Coen Brothers take on True Grit is ambitious but not much else. The acting is good, with special mention going to Halie Steinfeld and obviously Jeff Bridges but the script is weak with only a few moments feeling worth while. The ending feels rushed and sudden. Like they just realised they had about 10 minutes of film left and went with it, while the rest of the film feels drawn out and prolonged with dialogue that doesn't matter. Overall disappointing.

It was interesting to see how two movies, alike yet different, were formed from the same material. Each has it own personality with it's own take of the events and characters. If you watch one, you must watch the other. .

Bad beginning, bad ending, mediocre middle.

Solid western. Engaging, well crafted. I wasn't huge on the epilogue, but on the whole definitely enjoyable.

Meh, not my favorite from the Coens.

Most excellent.

me likey.

one of the best western movies i've seen in the last years

True Grit is a great western, but I have to admit that I expected a bit more from the Coen brothers. All three actors turn out great performances, especially Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross, but the pacing seems off, especially towards the end.

Something about this one just feels empty.

Really good script. The epilogue was not as good as the rest of the movie. Great plot. Rooster's a wonderful character. This might be one of Damon's best roles.

Beautiful, engaging movie from the wild west, where emotions are bottled up and slip out in actions rather than talk. Cool and interesting main character - a young girl who is a child but also tough as nails, and her attempt to get closure by revenging her father.

I must be one of the few Texans who thinks John Wayne is ridiculously overrated. Jeff Bridges outshines him in the role of Rooster, and the chemistry between him and the girl is fantastic. An interesting choice for the Coen brothers, in my opinion, but its one of their best.

This movie needs two rankings. If you see it you'll understand.

Great movie, ive watched it probably 10 times already. Great quotes and 1 liners througout.

Ho-hum - the Coens put out yet another great movie. Their standards are all here: memorable characters, sharp dialogue, excellent acting. Different genre, same result. They're so good it would make me sick if I weren't such a big fan. The only question is what they'll do exceptionally well next. Musical? Vampire? Kung-Fu?

Fantastic.

Great movie. I like westerns like this. It's a fresh piont for an old story. More info about True Grit Movie on my blog http://topmovieonlinestore.blogspot.com