True Grit
2010
After her father is murdered by drifter Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), hires Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn (Jeff Bridges), an alcoholic U.S. Marshal, to help her exact vengeance. The disreputable Rooster still has grit though, and mounts an epic search. The pair is joined on their quest by Texas Ranger La Boeuf (Matt Damon), who is also hunting for Chaney, in this updated Western from Joel and Ethan Coen.
Synopsis compliments of Netflix
Bridges and Damon were phenomenal, but the girl (main character) threw the movie out of whack, and the dialogue delivery sounded stilted instead of authentic. A slow movie with some disjointed parts--something better watched at home with a remote.
After watching the original True Grit many of these characters seem like a bad parody - especially Hailee Steinfeld. The ending was more entertaining in this film, and Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon were pretty good.
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