[IronJack]

Mattie Ross spoke with a rigid formality even in the John Wayne version, although Rooster was a lot less stilted in that one.

It was intrusive, but in a good, "this is out of the ordinary" way. And I thought it gave the characters ... character.

[Jeff Chandler]

It was intrusive, but in a good, "this is out of the ordinary" way. And I thought it gave the characters ... character.

To have one character speak in such a manner creates an interesting character. When all the characters speak that way, it strips the dialog of authenticity; the characters no longer seem real, but more like actors in a play.

Again, I thought it worked in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"