True Grit was a very good novel, and John Wayne’s realization of Cogburn is legendary; rightfully so. I thought Darby was pretty darn good, as well. I stayed away from watching the remake for years— how could they attempt such blasphemy? However, I finally gave in and really enjoyed it. Bridges was excellent.
Wayne was doing self parody in “True Grit”. He should have won an Oscar for one of his great films with John Ford or Howard Hawks.