“People do not give it credence that a young girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenge her father’s blood. But it did happen.”
That’s how True Grit, the remake of the John Wayne film, based on the Charles Portis novel starts. Indeed, it is hard to believe that such a tough and street smart girl could navigate the Old West alone, but there’s a lot about Mattie Ross that will surprise you — like how well she can negotiate. She’s a killer!