True Grit

Data
Title: True Grit
Year: 2010
Length: 110 minutes
Directors: Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Writers: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, based on the novel by Charles Portis
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper
Music: Carter Burwell
Oscars: nominations for Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor (Bridges), Best Supporting Actress (Steinfeld), Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing

My reaction
Synopsis: a girl hires a US Marshall to hunt her father's murderer
How I saw it: in the theater, yesterday
Concept: Great.
Story: Great.
Characters: Great.
Dialog: Great. As good as it gets. It kind of makes me feel a little angry about all the thousands of screenwriters out there who aren't writers - if language can be this good, why do we accept anything less?
Pacing: Great.
Cinematography: Great.
Special effects/design: Great.
Acting: Great. Not as great as I expected, but great. Damon in particular is unrecognizable, which might be a first for him.
Music: Good.
Subjective Rating: 8/10 (Great). There's no question that this is the best movie of the year (not that this year has offered much competition). If the Coens only ever make westerns from here on out, I would be okay with that.
Objective Rating: 3.9/4 (Great).