1. Knicksfan7

   10

   This movie was amazing. Going back to old cowboy movie style like the good ol' John Wayne days. Their hasn't been a good cowboy/western movie in quite sometime. True Grit was superb. Jeff Bridges with his successful job as the witty Sheriff performed an Oscar worthy performance. Matt Damon did a great job as the lone Texas ranger, and the always awesome Josh Brolin as Tom Chaney, but the biggest breakout performance was by Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross, she did an amazing job and shouldve won the Oscar, especially for being so young, she has a very promising future. This movie was so good it has to be illegal to give it a bad review, 10/10 without a doubt.… Expand

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2. ReviewCritic

   8

   One of the great new westerns. Great directing, a good storyline, and great acting make this movie a worthwhile trip. Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld were both great in their own different ways, and Matt Damon was good as well. Even better than the classic original!… Expand

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3. drlowdon

   7

   I have not seen the John 60’s original so am unable to make any comparisons but judged purely on its own merits the Cohen brothers have certaiainly created a competent modern western. The simple story involves 14-year old girl Mattie Ross enlisting the aid of an experienced bounty hunter in order to track down the man who murdered her father.
   
   The movie moves along at a good pace and features everything you would expect from the genre, including some brutal shoot outs. Jeff Bridges, taking on the role originally played by John Wayne, and Matt Damon are as watchable as ever but it is really Hailee Steinfeld in her first major movie role who steals the show as Mattie Ross, showing a level of maturity beyond her years and helping to hold the whole movie together.
   
   Fans of the genre won’t be disappointed.… Expand

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4. shaunmed

   2

   Huge fan of the Coens but this film is an ineffectual copy of the original classic. The story line is barely changed and for the worse i must say. There is no chemistry of kinship between any of the over acting actors who all fall prey to the pitfall of their own stardom or that of the directors.… Expand

   • Helpful? 3 of 5 users said Yes.

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