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Title: TRUE GRIT
Director: Joel and Ethan Coen
Year: 2010
Reviewed: February 09, 2011
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Four Course Meal-Highest Rating |
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There is always something unique and unusual about the Coen brothers' litany of films. In fact, if pressed, you would find me very flustered trying to pick a favorite. "Raising Arizona" is for me, in my top five comedies of all time. Then, of course there is "O Brother Where Art Thou", "Fargo", "No Country for Old Men", as well as their very first film, and one of their best, "Blood Simple". They are masters of their art, and they keep pushing the limits and challenging themselves with each extraordinary piece.
"True Grit" is no exception. It is, quite frankly, brilliant. Bolstered by an amazing script, both clever and raw, without being pretentious, and or, reveling in its own inherent cleverness, "True Grit" is down right entertaining. The performances from all the actors are superb. Everyone is talking about the actress, Hallie Steinfeld, who, brilliant performance notwithstanding is not the only actor to shine. Both Matt Damon and Jeff Bridges do fabulous jobs, as do the remainder of the cast including Barry Pepper and Josh Brolin. "True Grit" is a wonderful film, worthy of many, and all, accolades. Is it the greatest western ever filmed? I would humbly say, no, albeit I tend to linger in more adult fare; i.e. "Unforgiven", "3:10 To Yuma", and "The Proposition". Is it worth the price of admission? Loudly, and unequivocally, yes.
Go see "True Grit". You will not be disappointed. Oh! And it, but of course, gets a FOUR COURSE MEAL review.
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