: 24 Feb 2011 12:09:37am ((True Grit))[[6]] Well-made Coen Bros effort, but turned not to be a pleasant movie experience. I was kind of itching for it to end so that I did not have to watch any more of Jeff Bridges and deal with that stupid drawl. Over-rated, yes, but far from rubbish. Use with caution. colin south coast : 23 Feb 2011 10:01:46pm ((True Grit))[[6]] Filming and direction was first rate. But Jeff Bridges always seems like Jeff Bridges. A skilled actor sure but perhaps his dad acted better under water. This film had all the class we have come to expect from a Coen film. One thing worked - the sad ending. But the absolute failure of the film ( which cost it 1 1/2 stars in my rating) was the poor acting and the poor script of person 25 years on. Tree : Jose : 21 Feb 2011 5:24:02pm ((True Grit))[[6]] I do not fancywesterns but I do like the Coen Brothers. No Country For Old Men is a masterpiece. So, it is disappointment that this movie is not up to their standards. 3 stars for the acting and the cinematography, but I am not sure what the movie is about. Revenge? A critical view of classic sanitised westerns? Something else? And how come people in westerns are always wearing perfectly cleaned pressed clothes, with shaven faces, coiffeured hairs and perfect makeups? It is the 19th century, and the action happens in very dusty environments. I