True Grit (2010)

Academy Awards, USA 2011

Nominated Oscar	Best Motion Picture of the Year Ethan Coen Joel Coen Scott Rudin
	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Jeff Bridges
	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Hailee Steinfeld
	Best Achievement in Directing Ethan Coen Joel Coen
	Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Joel Coen Ethan Coen
	Best Achievement in Cinematography Roger Deakins
	Best Achievement in Costume Design Mary Zophres
	Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Skip Lievsay Craig Berkey Greg Orloff Peter F. Kurland
	Best Achievement in Sound Editing Skip Lievsay Craig Berkey
	Best Achievement in Art Direction Jess Gonchor (production designer) Nancy Haigh (set decorator)

Paramount Pictures
Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
My rating; 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Paramount)

Precocious girl hires grizzled drunkard to help her track down the man who murdered her father. A determined Texas Ranger tags along hoping to capture the man for his own advancement. They encounter various obstacles during their trek across the hostile landscape. Stilted, unnatural dialogue ruins an otherwise slick production from the Coen brothers featuring beautiful cinematography by Roger Deakins. Jeff Bridges' reinterpretation of the role made famous by John Wayne rarely rises above impersonation.