I saw the movie True Grit when it first played in theater and I completely forgot about the movie until I saw that it is now on DVD and Blue-ray. If you are expecting a wild west movie that has a tall story behind it, this movie is not it. The movie instead follows the pursuit of a criminal by a vengeful young women whose father lay victim by the assailant. It is not huge on story but instead you see the most true to life cowboys of that time period. The reason I even thought I should write about this movie is because of how much of a charmer this movie is. True Grit has incredibly smart dialogue and the characters are memorable especially that of Hailee Steinfield who played Mattie Ross, the young women protagonist. The remarks and comment coming out of her mouth shows how mature her character is despite her age. I love listening to her talk even though I had some trouble comprehending western tounge. To help track down her killer, she seeks out the help from the toughest, gritiest U.S. Marshall to step foot in the west. Played by Jeff Bridges, Reuben J. Cogburn is one badass S.O.B and he takes down foes with no remorse. Then you have The Texas ranger who is also after the criminal pursued by Maddie. The ranger, played by Matt damon, is a support character and he is has less in common with the U.S. Marshall in their approach to capturing criminals. Matt Damon's character is more of a straight edge when compared to Mr. Cogburn's character. I truely love western movies, and I haven't seen a western movie that just exemplifies the western life as much as this movie does. It is a remake of a classic but it does the orginal justice by keeping true to form. Definetly a movie to watch out for.You can check this movie out on Amazon right below this link:
True Grit
[Image above from True Grit]
