True Grit

Based on the book by Charles Portis, True Grit is the story of Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), a girl who hires a US Marshall called Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to track down her father's murderer Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin). Her aim is to bring Chaney to justice in her hometown, but Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) has been tracking Chaney for a while and has orders to have him brought to justice in Texas. After much argument LaBoeuf and Cogburn allow Mattie to go with them on their search for Chaney and only when he is found will justice be decided.
My guess is that this film will receive a good few nominations at the BAFTAs and the Oscars. Not only should it be up for best film, but Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and even the relatively unknown Hailee Steinfeld should all also receive nominations for their performances. Bridges for his ability to be comical yet remain gritty in his portrayal of the drunken US Marshal, Rooster Cogburn; Damon for his performance as the ridiculed Texas Ranger, LaBoeuf; and Steinfeld for her portrayal of the courageous yet youthful Mattie Ross. Furthermore, i've no doubt the Coens' Screenplay will once again be up for awards, as it really is brilliantly put together once again.
The Coen brothers have done it again. They've gone and made a masterpiece. Though it's not their best piece of work, it's still pretty amazing stuff. Gritty, dark, yet funny also at times, like for example when LaBoeuf bites his tongue and talks funny for the rest of the time. Those types of comic additions are just pure Coen Brothers. True Grit is an instant Coen classic. 5 stars.