True Grit has style.

Only the Coen brothers could pull off this remake of the 1969 John Wayne version, which won him his only Oscar.

It looks like the brothers are having a ball playing with cowboys. And when the violence hits, it hits hard.

This a pure bread and butter western with a big kick, and the Coen brothers know just how to make films you want to see again.

John Wayne may be spinning in his grave.

However, the Coen brothers have turned out a film that is not only better than the original, but also truer to the book.

Beautifully photographed, with a fine ensemble cast, the story of a young girl's nearly maniacal determination to find her father's killer has both quirky humor and sudden violence.

It's not a remake as such, but more of a redo with style.

It's hard to visualize a mental picture of bigger boots to fill than the ones that earned John Wayne his Oscar in the classic True Grit, and yet actor Jeff Bridges makes the part his own and skillfully reinvents the Duke's role of Rooster Cogburn in the Coen brothers' back-to-the-book 2010 remake.

This is a tale of vengeance in the old west.

The performances are good overall, with several star actors easily surpassing the work of their predecessors.

The directors have fashioned one of the best westerns in recent years -- a new look of a classic that never feels like it goes beyond what is necessary.