I loved the original film, but to be honest I was a bit disappointed by this modern remake.
Jeff Bridges did a pretty good job, but far short of the John Wayne performance in my honest opinion. He was gritty and tough, but I struggled to understand what he said any time he spoke!
Sometimes the memory of an old favourite skews ones perspective ? To be honest I liked big John when I was younger, but I was never a fan, and without trying to be controversial, I don't think he could act ! No matter what character he played , it was always John Wayne, whether it was a cowboy, a fighting Seabee, a centurion, red Adair, it was always John Wayne. Ive had this discussion many times with by brother-in-law so many times, he's a huge JW fan. The same can't really be said of Jeff Bridges ?
As for the accent, that's a "feature" of many Coen brothers movies, they seem to have a thing for strong, usually southern accents. Or in the case of Fargo (one of my all time favourites) Minnesota Swedish.
But for me the movie was perfect, the dialogue, the scenery, everything was really authentic.
I've been told before I have strange tastes in movies, Old Boy, Amelie, The big Lebowski, Fight club, In Bruges are all movies I've recommended to friends, and most have been received with mixed reviews.
But anyway, I enjoyed it immensely
