![]() Steinfeld expertly plays this no-nonsense, headstrong busybody, holding her own in every scene among some seriously f*cking talented actors. It took about 30 seconds for me to decide that Mattie is now among my favourite Western women of all time. They have an on-again, off-again partnership with Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) on the trail. Marshal Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to hunt him down. The plot is pretty simple: 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) is out to avenge her father’s wrongful killing at the hands of Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin). If you’re not rooting for all three of the lead characters, there’s something wrong with you. The uplifting awesomeness of True Grit is in no way a negative. Needless to say, I was shocked when it turned out to be so… cute! The name has the word grit right there in it, WTF else was I supposed to think? If you’ve seen True Grit, you’re probably like “you wanted to watch a gritty Western so you put on True Grit?!” Look, I didn’t know anything about it beforehand, I didn’t even read the DVD case (which was still in plastic from when I got it off Amazon… I have SO MANY GODDAMN WESTERNS, PEOPLE!). ** Update: I’ve mended my ways, and am now a big fan of the original True Grit AND read the book.**Īnyway! I put on the True Grit remake last night because I was in the mood for something darker and grittier than my recent James Garner bender. I haven’t seen the 1969 original because I was never into John Wayne – although now that I recently watched The War Wagon, I’m rethinking that stance. But not every Western fan has to like John F*cking Wayne, okay?! I’ll borrow Wayne’s True Grit off my dad, out of fairness to my invisible fans. I don’t know why I never saw True Grit before now. Released: 2010 Mood: If everyone underestimates you because of your age or size or gender or something equally stupid that has no relevance to a person’s worth and you want to watch a brilliant Western where everyone gets a chance to prove the haters wrong. OL19770047W Page_number_confidence 89.47 Pages 278 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201104125334 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 287 Scandate 20201102063244 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781468306293 Tts_version 4.Starring: Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin Director: Coen Brothers This new edition, with a smart new package and an afterword by acclaimed author Donna Tartt, will bring this masterpiece to an even broader audienceĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 06:02:19 Associated-names Tartt, Donna Boxid IA1992517 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier From a writer of true cult status, this is an American classic through and through. ![]() True Grit is eccentric, cool, straight, and unflinching, like Mattie herself. Marshal, by her side, Mattie pursues the homicide into Indian Territory. ![]() With the one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, the meanest available U.S. Mattie leaves home to avenge her father's blood. ![]() ![]() It tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just fourteen years of age when a coward going by the name of Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 in cash money. True Grit is his most famous novel - first published in 1968, and the basis for the movie of the same name starring John Wayne. Marshal, by her side, Mattie pursues the homicide into Indian TerritoryĬharles Portis has long been acclaimed as one of America's foremost comic writers. Mattie Ross is just fourteen years of age when a coward going by the name of Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 in cash money. ![]()
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