Movie Review: True Grit [spoiler alert]
March 12, 2011by Tim Prolific JonesFilmReviews2
The Coen Brothers 2010 adaptation of the 1968 Charles Portis novel True Grit lives up to its title. As a second adaptation, the film is likely to be measured by many against the 1969 incarnation starring John Wayne. Considering the different social environment in which each film was released, and the alterations in the tone of Westerns made during the 60's and 70's by Sergio Leone, the 2010 version of True Grit is an arid, morally ambiguous tale of retribution.