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"True Grit:" nothing special. For the first time in memory, Bridges gives a

Posted by tinear on December 27, 2010 at 08:55:10:
trite performance. He should send Billie Bob Thornton a piece of his check because he copied the speech mannerism from Billie's character in, "Slingblade."
Not a surprise in the film. Not a memorable shootout. Damon's interaction with the irascible Cogburn isn't clever, witty, or entertaining. The young girl, however, is memorable.
"Unforgiven" set a bar very high for Westerns and, surprisingly, this effort comes up way, way short. Both are revenge plots involving young women hiring "over the hill" lawmen. But "Unforgiven" had a complex plot, well-drawn secondary characters, suspense, and the feel of a Greek tragedy: we knew something terrible, unstoppable, and unrelenting was coming.
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A successful Western needs a well-drawn, terrible villain. In TG, we don't meet the under-utilized Brolin's character till the 3/4s mark and then he's still a minor character. His demise, like a lot of action, seems rushed and forgettable. The plunge/rescue down the "hole" seemed tacked on, ridiculous. The horse-ride, similarly, was poorly conceived and executed.
Now, don't get me wrong: I was thoroughly amused throughout. But when one goes to a Coen Bros. film, such as "No Country," one experiences art. This time, set your bar lower. They did.