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Sep 28, 2016Janice21383 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The only valid reason for a remake of a beloved film is to bring something new, and the Coen Brothers' True Grit does, if by a whisker. The end is truer to the book, and then, though I don't think it was necessary, they follow its heroine into her adult years. To compare the two films is to compare apples and oranges: the Coen's is grimmer and greyer, and Hathaway's is brighter and more expansive. Hailie Steinfeld is a child, and therefore closer to the idea of Mattie Ross, but John Wayne's magnificently broad performance has the edge over Jeff Bridge's grump. Want to argue with me? To quote Wayne: "fill your hands, you son of a b*tch!"