Jeff Bridges is a fine actor, one of the best American actors at work today. I have never been a diehard fan of him, but I appreciate his work and see why so many like him. After watching him in K-Pax and in The Big Lebowski, I learned how good he can be. But he has made a few bad films. Tron: Legacy and True Grit are his two most recent movies, one was good and one was great.
Tron: Legacy has too many flaws to be considered a great movie, Jeff Bridges being one of those. He tries too hard in his acting, giving to much force to either the good guy or the bad guy. And with all the technological marvels in this movie, they still cannot upgrade the aging-backwards technology. The look of a younger Jeff Bridges still makes it look like they injected Botox into his face. And what is with those creepy, out of this world, eyes? This movie is far from being one of the best movies of 2010. There are good thing in the acting too, like Michael Sheen and Olivia Wilde, nut where the movie flourishes are the visual effects. There is no other upside to the confusing, ridiculous sequel that may have children and older audiences cheering, but not much else.
It is True Grit that Jeff Bridges shines all the rest of his performances. The whole movie is a masterpiece by the extremely talented and genius Coen Brothers. Nothing is bad in this movie, not one major flaw that I can find (there are flaws, just nothing big). It is among one of the most genius pieces of filmmaking that I have seen in a long time. Every actor, every set, every musical note (composed by the mediocre Carter Burwell who finally has made a score that I enjoy), and every word said is a stroke of genius. This one is a must see.
See True Grit. Avoid Tron: Legacy
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