tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578399977491380122.post2762832085462309211..comments2023-10-18T03:58:40.015-07:00Comments on Movie Reviews by FAQs: True GritElisabeth Smitheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08853890394428403371noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578399977491380122.post-7922584759061803502011-02-06T19:01:28.215-08:002011-02-06T19:01:28.215-08:00I liked it a lot, mainly bc I am not at all attach...I liked it a lot, mainly bc I am not at all attached to John Wayne's Oscar-winning perf. I nearly cried when our little heroine launched herself & her horse into the river, so yeah, I cared. <br /><br />I loved the reference to Night of the Hunter, as well as multiple refs to The Searchers and Clint's Unforgiven -- lending added resonance to this addition to a classic American genre.<br /><br />SPOILER ALERT -- <br /><br />BTW – I thought the final shot was her on a hill under a bare tree by Rooster’s grave (hence the visual ref to Unforgiven).ArtsBeatLAhttp://www.artsbeatla.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578399977491380122.post-41392323946241606672011-01-14T10:06:36.481-08:002011-01-14T10:06:36.481-08:00Yeah, I didn't see what all the commotion was ...Yeah, I didn't see what all the commotion was about, either. It was an entertaining movie, and I did laugh several times (I guess, as an impassioned mumbler, I understand other mumblers), but ultimately forgettable. I wish I had seen something else with the one movie I get to see a quarter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com