True Grit is a truly great Western, and a wonderful film.  In the month since I’ve seen it, it was completely shut-out for nominations at the Golden Globes and I’ve heard many friends express disappointment.  I’ve wondered if the reason behind the lack of love has to do with the face that - despite knock-out performances and a script with more poetry and weight that I’ve heard in a long time - the film just isn’t a Coen Brothers movie.  Even their last attempt at the “western genre”,” No Country For Old Men, contained enough quirk to be considered signature.  True Grit doesn’t, and in a strange way, makes the film feel out of place.