[b]Jekkie wrote:[/b] [quote] To keep this thread going, what do you guys think of Black Swan and True Grit? I\'m thinking of seeing one of these sometime after Christmas and I can\'t decide which to see.[/quote] Haven\'t seen Black Swan yet. Just saw True Grit the other day. I haven\'t seen the original so I can\'t really compare the two. All in all, it\'s a good film. The dialogue and pacing were well done, although I feel like some travel montages were just a bit too long. I appreciated the dark humor of the movie, and it definitely had \"grit.\" The actress, Hailee Steinfeld, they chose to play Mattie Ross did an excellent job in my opinion. Jeff Bridges was an excellent choice, and although I\'m not overly fond of John Wayne I think they were big shoes to fill and Bridges did an admirable job. The only place I felt slightly let down is in Matt Damon\'s portrayal of LaBeouf. His mannerisms felt affected and fell short of the sincerity of Steinfeld and Bridges\' performances. 8/10 if I had to score it.