120th Surfman Award: TRUE GRIT

I really enjoyed this film. Although I enjoyed watching the original 1969 film with John Wayne, I thought the Coen's film was a much better adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel. The Coen film centers more around the Maddie Ross character played by newcomer Hailee Steinfeld, who was incredible. Albeit, Jeff Bridges Marshall Rooster Cogburn and Matt Damon's Texas Ranger LaBouef were fine performances in their own right. The pace of the film was excellent and never slowed down till the end credits, the editor on this film is to be congratulated for never allowing the film to drag on. Great job to both Coen brothers, it never hurts to work on somebody else's story sometimes, can't wait to see what you guys do next.