Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.
Nominated for 10 Oscars. Another 37 wins & 153 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen fill the film with self-conscious good humor-hey, it's the Coen brothers-and the charmingly old-fashioned locutions of the Charles Portis novel.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
24 Dec 2010
fresh:
The real reason to see the film is the work of the Coens' regular collaborators, cinematographer Roger Deakins and composer Carter Burwell, who supply the visual and auditory landscapes that are True Grit's most notable achievement.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec 2010
fresh:
Nothing very startling happens, but the Coens have a sure hand, and Bridges, in the old John Wayne role, plays a man, not a myth; you can sense Rooster's stink and his nasty intelligence, too.
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
27 Dec 2010
fresh:
The tense verbal comedy of Mattie's early negotiation with a Fort Smith merchant should win you over to this movie's high linguistic wit.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
3 Jan 2011
fresh:
It could be the Coens' most straightforward film, but it's also one of their best.