Sunday 13 February 2011

Fill your hand you son-of-a-bitch!

True Grit (2010)
Chosen by me because I like to go to the cinema a lot and the Coens are probably my favourite film-makers.


After a weak start with a pointless voice over (not used again till the end, where it is also useless, everything that is said could have simply been shown) the Coens once again forge a masterful, beautifully elegant Western. Less nihilistic than No Country for Old Men (or indeed a lot of their recent films) and filled with exceptional performances and an amazing score it is not the best Coen brothers film but is essential viewing.

3 comments:

  1. Which ones do you rate as their best?

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  2. no country is just about a perfect movie.
    but my favourites are miller's crossing and big lebowski probably.

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  3. No Country is superb. I've not seen those other two. Two for the list when we sign up to LoveFilm.

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