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True Grit: John Wayne
True Grit was a truly breathtaking and inspirational remake of the classic John Wayne film. The movie had a moving storyline of a 14 year old girl protagonist. The movies dialogue I thought was incredibly good for a western film. Just about every character was interesting and had there own unique personality. The story had lots of dialogue but managed to still be quite suspenseful. I thought it was a good story overall especially for a western film.
I thought the movie was pretty well directed. It moved along quite well. It had great action scenes. I liked the location of the movie and the actor were second to none. The setting was beautiful and really brought out the western theme of the movie. I like how they sowed the rivalry of the Texas
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