My dad loves westerns. They are his super heroes. Did you know that there is a cable TV network dedicated to all things western? There is, and my dad watches it. Growing up I was often exposed to westerns that my dad loved. Some how I missed the original True Grit. I’ve seen images of John Wayne’s Oscar winning performance, but I’ve never seen the film. I say that because I had nothing to compare when I went to see the Cowen brothers (Directors, writers, and brothers) version of this classic.
I loved True Grit. I thought the acting was fabulous. I thought the story was engaging. For me a test of a movie is how much I care about the characters. Many times I watch a film and think “all these characters could die and I wouldn’t think twice.” I want more than some good special affects and a few explosions. Movies I love are movies where I connect with the characters. True Grit is one of those movies.
It’s the story of a 14 year old girl who hires a marshall to kill her father’s killer. Hailee Steinfeld plays the young girl and if she doesn’t get an Oscar nomination it’s a shame. This isn’t a movie that I would want to watch over and over again, but I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It’s rated PG-13 for violence, and a few swears. I give it two thumbs up.
Rob’s Rating System =
Two Thumbs Up – A great movie worth paying full price.
One Thumb Up – A decent attempt and worth seeing at a matinee price.
Thumb to the side – An ok film, but wait for video.
Thumb down – A stinker of a film. Don’t waste you life seeing it. ?
funny–andy's first comment when we saw a preview was "oh, that takes guts to remake a john wayne film." we, too, watch the western channel. (well, he does. i sit there)
nice..i like a good western every once ina while….def want to see this…
I def look forward to seeing this, I have heard numerous great things about it!!
It seems like it has been a while since you posted a movie review. I have seen the original several times, but that was a lifetime ago. I have read some reviews of the new version and they seem to have generally good things to say. Glad you got a chance to get out and have some fun.
I would agree about relating to a character. I have watched some of the worst movies, but fell in love with a character and the movie becomes one of my favorite.