True Grit
Longtime readers of this journal will not be surprised to learn that I enjoyed the new Coen Bros movie True Grit. I’ve seen the movie twice now and find it superlative. In some ways it is their most straightforward, conventional script — easily-identified protagonist, easily-identified act breaks, lovingly crafted script work. The acting, while excellent, does not have the eccentricity and oddness of past movies, and the direction is similarly classical. And yet, like all Coen movies, it hangs in the mind in a way other movies don’t.
Analysis will follow soon, so please hie thee to your nearest theater at your earliest convenience.