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80 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

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  • Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon
  • Summary: Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross's father has been shot in cold blood by the coward Tom Chaney, and she is determined to bring him to justice. Enlisting the help of a trigger-happy, drunken U.S. Marshal, Rooster Cogburn, she sets out with him -- over his objections -- to hunt down Chaney. Her father's blood demands that she pursue the criminal into Indian territory and find him before a Texas Ranger named LeBoeuf catches him and brings him back to Texas for the murder of another man. (Paramount Pictures)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 41
  3. Negative: 1 out of 41
  1. Empire
    Reviewed by: Angie Errigo
    Feb 7, 2011
    100
    Terrific: tough, exciting, funny, gorgeous and bewitchingly acted, this is darn close to perfection.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    Dec 23, 2010
    50
    Remaking a cherished movie is not, to borrow a fancy phrase from the dialogue, malum in se - wrong in itself - but there are always losses along with the changes and gains.
  3. New York Observer
    Reviewed by: Rex Reed
    Dec 20, 2010
    25
    The original western won John Wayne a puzzling and undeserved Oscar for finally falling off his horse. Don't expect the same miracle for Jeff Bridges. In the numbing hands of pretentious filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, history does not repeat itself in any way whatsoever.

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  1. Positive: 124 out of 153
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 153
  3. Negative: 17 out of 153
  1. 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
    • 4 of 4 users said yes
  2. s053714
    4
    Compared to the John Wayne original, this version was so very ordinary. Where the original had great scenery, music, acting and scriptwriting, this new version is very dull. Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon are fine actors but their lines are very wooden and unemotional - a sign of poor direction. The girl was pretty good but she couldn't save the movie. Although the original is one of my favorite movies, I truly saw this version with an open mind, and didn't much care for it. Why is this movie so highly regarded ? I'm sorry but I think the Coen's are greatly overrated.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  3. 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
    • 3 of 5 users said yes

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