I’m a sucker for good westerns too. The girl who plays Mattie was very good. IMO, she steals the show. If only they had cast someone like Willem Defoe or Gary Oldman instead of Matt Damon....sigh...
In my opinion it's better than the original.
I'm one of The Duke's greatest fans...but I have to say that ROLE will win another actor an Academy Award. And, Mattie, if it wasn't for this crazy PC world would win Best Actress at the age of 13.
The Coen brothers will win several as well.