True...and a little more gritty...(short review)

There is an anticipation of event when you have an inkling that the film you are about to see is going to be good. Maybe this isn't true for everyone but it mirrors my experience. I get this slow dull roar toward the core of my being that, if all goes as planned, becomes a towering crescendo upon its closing. And today I can say was one of those lucky days. It was my pleasure to see the latest from the Coen's and another movie I'm happy to have seen, True Grit.

Already I'm a huge fan of the western genre. And how fitting that the creators of the film No Country for Old Men (essentially a modernized death of western sensibilities) reignite that style with this movie. Obviously a re-telling of the classic novel originally popularized by the film with John Wayne, this movie is every bit as good as its predecessor with that special touch that makes everything Joel and Ethan touch magic. Angling and pacing were superb, and despite having a couple awkward edits I didn't understand this is easily my #1 movie of the year.

Jeff Bridges...you astound me...man. :)