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True Grit  (15)   108 mins                                Where can I see this film?

Director:  Ethan Coen, Joel Coen        Screenplay:  Joel Coen, Ethan Coen        Cinematography:  Roger Deakins        Original music:  Carter Burwell

Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) sets out to capture the killer. She hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn (Jeff Bridges). Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Matt Damon), who wants Chaney back in Texas for his own reasons: a large reward.

True Grit won the BAFTA award for best cinematography.

"True Grit, one of the best films of 2010, is a reminder of why remakes are not always bad. The Coen Brothers' interpretation of the 1968 Charles Portis novel is superior in almost every way (except one) to the 1969 Henry Hathaway edition. And, while no actor could hope to eclipse the iconic performance of John Wayne as Marshall Rooster Cogburn (the role for which he won his only Oscar), Jeff Bridges makes the part his own, if only for about two hours. With stronger overall acting, a tighter script, and better production design, True Grit 2010 surpasses its predecessor as the definitive adaptation of the novel and stakes out a place in the hall of fame of American Westerns." James Berardinelli

"For those who love the genre, this is a western to savour; for the uninitiated, the Coen Brothers' film is one with which to begin a love affair."  

Urban Cinefile

For more information, and to see a trailer and stills, visit the official website at www.truegritmovie.com   

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