The Coen brothers rarely disappoint; this film is not one of those rare exceptions. The screenplay is based on a Charles Portis novel (True Grit). Mattie Ross, a quick-witted and obstinate 14 year old girl (Steinfeld), hires U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn (Bridges) to avenge the death of her father. LaBoeuf (Damon) is a bumbling inept Texas ranger. Tom Chaney (Brolin), is the man both Ross and LaBoeuf are after. Ross, Cogburn and LaBoeuf worked together through much of the movie. The Coen brothers did not write this story, but it is no coincidence that this film shares common themes with some of their previous works. “Well, all the time you spend trying to get back what's been took from you, more is going out the door. After a while, you have to try to get a tourniquet on it... You can't stop what's coming. It ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity.” -No Country for Old Men (2007)