True Grit

If your looking for a comparison between the new film and the old film, your in the wrong place. I haven't seen the previous one, nor will I ever. Due to a behavior thing I rather not delve into. My sole focus here is only the new one, and how I thought it was good movie. It was also supposed to be more based off the book than the previous movie anyway.

Story:
That aside, this movie is about a young girl named Mattie Ross(Hailee Steinfeld) who's father was killed by his hired hand Tom Chaney(Josh Brolin). As Miss Ross is out to claim her father's body, she decides to find the man who killed her father. After asking around some, she decides to hire the notorious US marshal Rooster Cogburn(Jeff Bridges) to go after him. Her condition? Only that she tags along. With that, and the suspicion that she can't pay for this manhunt, he declines.

After some time of dealing with Mr. Cogburn, she heads back to the boarding house where she is staying for another night's rest. On the porch of the boarding house she sees a man sitting on the porch of the boarding house. It's dark, and while he's lighting his pipe, the firelight shines a brief look at his face. To see that he is staring at her. Nervous, she quickly makes her way into the boarding house. She wakes the next morning, to find the same man sitting in a chair across the room from her. The man introduces himself as LeBeouf(Matt Damon), a Texas ranger. He has been requested to take Miss Ross back home. She says she won't go home until she sees to it that Tom Chaney is brought to justice. LeBeouf reveals that he's been chasing Tom Chaney, all over Texas and the other southern states. So that he may bring him back to Texas for imprisonment. Miss Ross being a stubborn girl, says she can have him after the term he serves for the murder of her father.

Eventually things work out, but not to her liking. LeBeouf had made some arrangements for her to be sent home, while he and Cogburn set out to capture Cheney. Being the stubborn girl she is, she chases after them. Ignoring all in her way, she catches up with them. Angry at first, they begin to realize there is nothing they can do to keep this girl from sticking with her convictions. So they all go, venturing into the indian lands together.

Review:
What I loved about this movie, is how the whole thing feels. If i didn't know any better, I would've thought they went back in time and filmed this whole movie. When it comes to settings, props, accents, behavior, costumes, attitudes, and all that jazz, it feels so incredibly real. They did not miss a detail on any of that. I mean, Cogburn was sleeping in the back of a chinese restaurant where dried, skinned and probably seasoned, chickens were just hanging from the rafters.

One thing that surprised me about this PG-13 movie was an encounter in this one cabin. If your weak in the stomach, i suggest you look away when it gets really intense.

Cast:
Now this movie, it made me a fan of Jeff Bridges. My goodness. Now, I've never seen "Big Lebowski" or the original "tron", and he never wowed me in "Iron Man", but this movie, wow. He killed it. He took out a baseball bat and beat that part to death in my opinion.
From what I understand, this is Hailee Steinfeld's first hollywood movie, and she did an amazing job herself. Her role was to play a young teenage girl, with the mind of an adult, and have the strongest determination that can be put into one person. She did it. Wonderfully.
Matt Damon, come on, it's Matt Damon. Whatever role this guy touches turns to gold. Enough said.
Now, Josh Brolin, I had realized the last movie I had seen with Josh Brolin, was the movie that was his first. The Goonies. This guy was 'Brand' from the Goonies! I feel terribly ignorant and i humbly apologize Mr. Brolin. The thing is, I didn't really like you in this movie. I mean, the other three stole your thunder. The movie was better focusing on them more than you. I know, I know, I'm saying you got beat by a an old man and a little girl, but it's okay. You'll do better next time. I believe in you.

This is a movie where you leave the little kids at home. And if your dad's a history buff, a western fan or even a John Wayne fan. Take him. My dad was all three and he was amazed, he couldn't stop talking about it. This one is highly recommended.