Too much from the critics on this one. Neither version follows the book entirely. The Coen brothers have added the new ending which is how it was written in the book. But again, both used the book and their own script changes. The new one has some scenes that are boring and do not seem necessary. Bridges is good, as is the rest of the cast. It would have taken me awhile to figure out that Matt Damon was LaBeouf. He is very good. I saw this in the afternoon. Went home and watched Wayne's version on TCM. The Coen brothers again used much of the same dialog that was used in the original. It was fun to hear the same dialog delivered by different actors. Duke's "fill your hands you S.O.B." was much more emphatic. Bridges was a little underspoken. Final thoughts. The Coen version: a good old time western and a good cast. After all is said and done the Duke's version is still my favorite.
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