![]() Jeff Bridges playing Rooster Cogburn, surprisingly, didn’t bother me at all. It gave different eyes to the whole experience of the film. I feel that sticking to the PoV of Mattie Ross–played by the absolute revelation of Hailee Steinfeld–was a perfect choice. ![]() Let’s start with my impressions of the Coen Bros. That’s right! I went for the whole experience! film, Netflixed (yes it’s a word…now) the John Wayne original and bought the original novel by Charles Portis (which I had not read previously). So what’s a guy to do? Simply put, I bought tickets to the Coen Bros. Reviews started trickling in, nearly all of them positive. Honestly I originally planned on sitting this movie out. ![]() It was with mixed emotions that I first saw the trailer for the Coen Bros. ![]() My grandparents owned a video rental store, so when I wasn’t watching Transformers, Voltron or G.I. For whatever reason I absolutely loved his movies– The Longest Day, McLintock! and El Dorado being among my favorites. I grew up a John Wayne fan I readily and unashamedly admit it. ![]()
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