From NetFlix:

After drifter Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) murders her father, 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) hires alcoholic U.S. Marshal Reuben “Rooster” Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to help her exact revenge. The disreputable lawman still has grit, though, and mounts an epic search. Joining the duo on their quest is a Texas Ranger (Matt Damon) who’s also hunting for Chaney in this updated Western that received multiple Oscar nods, including Best Picture.

This “True Grit” is the third that I can find where the two other versions were made in 1969 and 1978. Probably I should revisit one of those older versions because this 2010 version is almost boring.

Quaint language might be fun to listen to. But I wonder if anyone ever in the history of the United States ever really spoke like that.

Jeff Bridges offers an eccentric character whereas Matt Damon just plods. Probably there are many 14 year old girls who could read the lines just as well as Hailee Steinfeld. Josh Brolin is a credible Tom Chaney. Sorry, but there is just nothing special about the acting.

Moreover, the sequence of events is just that, without offering any tangible suspense. Even the violence seemed pro forma. And the ending seemed pointless.

Have I missed something ? Try an older version.