the banter between Bridges, Steinfeld and Damon, I thought some parts were hilarious. It's your basic, classical Western with a thrilling climatic shoot-out and a well ending. barry : 10 Feb 2011 8:03:02pm ((True Grit))[[9]] The Coens proved they could do bleak cynical Wetern with NCOM. I can expect this is going to be a love-or-hate movie because of the dialogue but great cinematography and acting by all actors/actresses. An instant classic that stands out from the original. I doubt anyone who says the original is better has never actually seen it. ScottRock : Bob : 10 Feb 2011 4:21:08pm ((True Grit))[[9]] I agree that this was a beautifully filmed remake and the acting by the young Hailee Steinfeld is astonishing. A better film than the original and Jeff Bridges carries off the humour of the dialogue brilliantly. Paul Bailey : 10 Feb 2011 3:12:25pm ((True Grit))[[7]] I thought this might be like most remakes namely awful but I was pleasantly surprised. I really liked the John Wayne one from 1969 and this was equally good but in different ways. Jeff Bridges was a darker version of Rooster Cogburn but the star was young Hailee Steinfeld as Matty Ross she was fantastic. Unfortunately nobody could rreplace Robert Duvall as Lucky Ned Pepper. But it was a very exciting movie. Unfortunately Carter Burwells music is nowhere near as exciting as Elmer Bernstein's. Suzie : 10 Feb 2011 10:43:57am ((True Grit))[[7]] Some of the content was unbelievable - the scene where the