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The Coen brothers have stuck closer to traditional genre with their take on the 1968 novel by Charles Portis. It still features amazing craftsmanship and storytelling but they've resisted the urge to steer off into their own world of curiosities too much. That is neither a good or bad thing as the resulting film is a great old western story with memorable characters that still bears their unique touch. Young Hailee Stenfield is the real star of the film as the outspoken, bold, seeker of vengeance. Jeff Bridges, as Rooster Cogburn, is the victim of her harassment, and finally agrees to seek the man who smote her father. You can almost smell the whiskey and grime escaping from the pores of the weary old lawman, Bridges nails it again.
This isn't up there with my favourite Coen bro films; a quick mental survey reveals my top three to be: The Big Lebowski (1998), Millers Crossing (1990) and Raising Arizona (1987). It seemed to lack some staying power but I do still rate this interpretation highly. The relationships the young girl forms with the old bastards of the wild west is a pretty damn nice thing. Alright then, perhaps this ranks in at about number six. Good stuff.
4/5
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