This was my third movie directed by the Coen brothers after Fargo (1996) and No Country For Old Men (2007). True Grit is also executive produced by Steven Spielberg and set in the American wild west in the 19th century, about a 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Steinfeld) teaming up with an ageing U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn (Bridges) to hunt down the killer of her father Tom Chaney (Brolin). The classic western movies have a distinct semblance about them which compelled me to watch True Grit, the story along with the action was well-paced and the casting of Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Jeff Bridges was superlative. To summarize, True Grit has wonderful direction and beautiful cinematography and gripping in parts.
This line from the young Mattie is worth contemplating:
You must pay for everything in this world, one way and another. There is nothing free except the grace of God.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
