True Grit

"True Grit" A

I really like how Hollywood has brought back the western genre. Westerns are the kind of stories that are about old fashioned heroism. It has always been fascinating to me to watch movies or read books about old western heroes and how they restore a town and how they become the hero. We have gotten some new westerns in the past few years, such as 3:10 to Yuma, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Appaloosa, and each have stood alone on how they display the old fashioned western story. The newest one, True Grit, is a remake of a classic John Wayne movie, and is directed by the Coen Brothers. The Coen Brothers directed movies such as No Country for Old Men, Fargo and The Big Lebowski. Jeff Bridges reunites with the Coen Brothers for this action western and is nothing like The Dude. He is the perfect replica of an old fashioned western US marshall. The story is about a girl, who wants to avenge the murder of her father. She enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges), and Lebouf (Matt Damon). They all go on a journey to bring in Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), the man who murdered the girl's father. The chemistry between all of the actors is perfect. There should be some oscar nods for all of the actors in the movie and the Coen Brothers bring back their methods they used with No Country for Old Men. There is a lot of action, the scenery is amazing and even the music made for an old fashioned western classic. I bet it was tough to remake a classic, but the Coen Brothers pulled it off and this movie ranks as one of the top movies of the year.