felt I lived the story. I thought a little slow creating the scene at the start but on reflection this is what may have drawn me so deeply into the story. The dialogue is lively and real. The Coens never give you a happy ending. But what life has a happy ending Mim : 08 Mar 2011 8:15:43am ((True Grit))[[6]] A fine film, better than a lot of others but not as 'Coen' as I would have expected. Leaving the cinema I felt strangely flat. There were a couple of Coen Quirks but it didn't feel as if it had the full strength of the Coen brilliance engaged. The actors were all very good and as I was pre-warned I paid special attention to Rooster Cogburn's speech and found him understandable. Leigh : 06 Mar 2011 9:07:17pm ((True Grit))[[6]] To a degree, You know what you are going to get from a Coen Brothers film. Excellent writing, top performances, steely direction and lush cinematography. These reliable facets are all on Oscar worthy display throughout True Grit. However, All cinematic qualities take second bullet to the performance Hailee Steinfeld fires here. It's the most equipped and well executed performance in her feature debut. When not on screen, A strange emptiness fills the landscape. The film's biggest drawback is the delivery of the lingo/dialect which is frequently difficult to understand and will lose impatient viewer's attention to a satisfying end. myles325 : 05 Mar 2011 6:56:25pm ((True Grit))[[8]] Loved the wonderful script,