I read "True Grit" as a serial in the Saturday Evening Post, and anxiously awaited the delivery of each issue to find out what would happen next. When the movie was released, I went to it expecting disappointment, but was very pleasantly surprised. Kim Darby as Mattie Ross was particularly good, but the fact that the dialog in Charles Portis' novel was retained it is like nothing that I have heard in any other western and that is was so well delivered by the cast made this movie a real standout.
Glen Campbell really surprised me as the Texas Ranger. This was the first time that I had seen him act, and I expected to have difficulty thinking of him as the character, and not as the singer whom I regularly saw on assorted television variety shows. I never did completely forget who he was (just as I could not look at Rooster Cogburn without thinking "John Wayne") but it it not interfere with my enjoyment.
Glen Campbell really surprised me as the Texas Ranger. This was the first time that I had seen him act, and I expected to have difficulty thinking of him as the character, and not as the singer whom I regularly saw on assorted television variety shows. I never did completely forget who he was (just as I could not look at Rooster Cogburn without thinking "John Wayne") but it it not interfere with my enjoyment.