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True Grit

1969

Henry Hathaway

John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Jeremy Slate ...

7.1

5,634

Western. Adventure The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy, Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), on a mission of "justice", which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), because he has "grit", and a reputation of getting the job done. The two are joined by a Texas Ranger, LaBoeuf (Glen Campbell), who is looking for the same man (Jeff Corey) for a separate murder in Texas. Their odyssey takes them ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"One of the glories of True Grit is that it recognizes Wayne (...) This is the sort of film you call a movie, instead of the kind of movie you call a film"	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Milne Time Out	"Lazily directed by Hathaway, it's pleasant enough, if rather too self-consciously coy."	NEU
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"A marvelously rambling frontier fable packed with extraordinary incidents, amazing encounters, noble characters, and virtuous rewards."	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"It’s mostly Wayne all the way. He towers over everything in the film – actors, script [from Charles Portis’ novel], even the magnificent Colorado mountains"	POS
United States	Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"Irresistible 1969 Hal Wallis-Henry Hathaway Western that won John Wayne his long overdue Oscar"	POS
United Kingdom	Paul Howlett The Guardian	"A charming blend of comedy, action and sentiment"	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"While it's broad comedy rather than real acting, Wayne's performance is mainly a delight, especially when he turns into John Wayne"	POS

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