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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.
SPOILER:
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.
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Topic - "True Grit:" nothing special. For the first time in memory, Bridges gives a - tinear 08:55:10 12/27/10 (19)
- Unforgiven Is Way Overrated - cfitzger 12:57:56 01/03/11 (0)
- Can't disagree... - mkuller 21:03:14 01/02/11 (2)
- It was much better than "The Fighter" - Jazz Inmate 22:46:21 01/02/11 (1)
- Didn't "get it"? - mkuller 12:04:00 01/03/11 (0)
- You mean I will have to watch yet another Coen film? - Victor Khomenko 07:19:43 01/01/11 (0)
- Saw an afternoon matinee today, and absolutely loved it - padreken 23:33:26 12/31/10 (0)
- I quite enjoyed it. I don't remember much of the JW movie, but this'n's... - jeffreybehr 19:26:20 12/28/10 (0)
- Can't agree - I liked it a LOT. (And I recommend y'all see and decide for yourselves.) - Harmonia 16:54:39 12/28/10 (1)
- Saw it tonight and agree ... - reelsmith. 18:32:12 12/28/10 (0)
- RE: "True Grit:" nothing special. For the first time in memory, Bridges gives a - volunteer 11:56:39 12/28/10 (0)
- RE: "True Grit:" nothing special. For the first time in memory, Bridges gives a - Jazz Inmate 22:58:44 12/27/10 (7)
- "the way the injured girl saw the stars during the rush back had an almost spiritual flavor" - padreken 11:55:02 01/01/11 (0)
- RE: "True Grit:" nothing special. For the first time in memory, Bridges gives a - Dalton 15:05:13 12/28/10 (1)
- "justice does not come without cost to he (or she) who seeks it" Revenge does as well. - Tony D. 07:03:32 12/29/10 (0)
- The new 'True Grit' is a very good film. 'Unforgiven' was a great film. Hailee Steinfeld is amazing. - Tony D. 12:05:56 12/28/10 (0)
- "Hired by young bucks?" It is ridiculous to argue - tinear 08:13:04 12/28/10 (0)
- So how do you think it compares... - mdl 07:07:19 12/28/10 (1)
- I always found it hard to separate Wayne from his politics. That said, I liked his Cogburn portrayal, - tinear 08:48:58 12/28/10 (0)
- The Duke abides -nt - morgan freeman 10:47:20 12/27/10 (0)
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