Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld and Matt Damon are an unlikely avenging trio in this remake of a John Wayne classic.
I loved this movie for so many reasons:
- the idea of a strong-headed 14 year old girl in the old west seeking to avenge her father's death is unique
- the characters are really well drawn and they were beautifully acted
- the Coen brothers did a great job handling the story, which is great because frankly I think they've had some hits and misses recently.
In that environment, it's a refreshing change to see a major film genre (the wild west) being represented by a single film, and one that portrays some complex relationships with such understated simplicity. I say it deserves a liberal sprinkling of Oscars all round.
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But not for Jeff Bridges of course, since he won last year so he's had his turn :rolls eyes:
(No, seriously. He hasn't been nominated for this year's Oscars).
@Caesar: Oh that sucks! He was so good. It wouldn't have been the same movie without him in it. The scene where he's carrying Mattie - the look on his face - had me in tears!
Actually I'm wrong - just saw the nominations list and he's there. Dunno where I got that idea from!
I'm such a sucker for westerns, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and the Coens (although I have to agree that their form recently hasn't been ALL good) so seeing this was a no brainer. Loved the dialogue - it was beautifully written and so well handled by the actors. Not easy to make sound authentic, but the performances were fab.
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