Before it was the Duke, now it is the Dude!
An amazing Jeff Bridges fills the shoes of the character who gave John Wayne his only Oscar, and of all the remakes that we happen to see nowadays, True Grit is by far one of the best, if not the best.
14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) is a witty young girl who decides to search for her father’s murderer and capture him. In order to do that she recruits Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) , an old one-eyed washed up U.S. marshal who agrees to accompany her in the quest through the Indian Nations. The odd couple is joined by the bragging Texas ranger Laboeuf (Matt Damon) and together they will start a journey that will change their lives forever.
After Ladykillers in 2004, the Cohen brothers decide to do another remake and this time of a milestone of the history 
of cinema – but not a masterpiece nonetheless. Fortunately, their unique and sophisticated style makes True Grit a completely different fillm compared to its predecessor. The performances of the whole cast are great, the young Hailee Steinfeld is mature and stunning, Jeff Bridges is unbelievably into the staggering and drunk character – even too much – with a deep and profound voice scratched by whiskey and cigarettes, and Matt Damon is suprisingly at ease in unusual shoes and accent. It is the first real western for the two directors, and everything is perfectly in his place, the settings are flawless, the photography is impeccable, and the screenplay has the right amount of dark humor – à la Cohens – violent sequences, and unlike the original movie, a not-so-bright-and-positive ending that makes ponder about loss, life and time.
