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I like the braids
I'm getting pretty irritated with these people saying crap like \"i can't believe they remade this movie\" and \"they completely ruined the ending\" and so on.... my response...READ THE FREAKING BOOK!!!!!!! They did NOT remake the old one, they readapted the book!!! they didn't even have the old one in mind when they made it!! the old one, hardly stuck to the book at all,
GREAT MOVIE! SHOULDVE BEEN BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR!
Don,t even bother,john wayne as Rooster Cogburn was far, far superior,one star for Jeff Bridges.
I can't really compare the two film versions, apples and oranges, but the new adaptation remains far more faithful to both the book and to the times portrayed. Bridges' performance is the real standout feature here, easily among the two or three finest western character performances in American cinema. One unintended continuity flaw in the closing moments of the narrative, but measured against
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Variety
Rather than a case of the Dude doing the Duke, Bridges' irascible old cuss is a genuine original who feels larger than the familiar saga that contains him. Full Review
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
True Grit has sweep and scope and entertainment value to burn, but it's Mattie who invests even the grandest aesthetic elements with meaning. Full Review
Bill Goodykoontz
Arizona Republic
A gorgeously shot, well-acted Western that resonates more the more you let it settle. Full Review
Claudia Puig
USA Today
The original "True Grit" might have been eclipsed by John Wayne's larger-than-life persona, but the Coen brothers' remake is an ensemble piece that feels freshly their own. Full Review
David Denby
The New Yorker
For the Coens, the plot elements are a given; the telling is all. [20 & 27 Dec. 2010, p. 144] Full Review
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