The Colonel was a complete idiot when it came to movies for Elvis - in fact he would have fit in perfectly with some of the dopes currently on this thread commenting on acting values, lol!
I recently watched True Grit and was amazed at how the performance of Kim Darby held up compared to the robotic performance of that child in the remake. She’s certainly not perfect - she sorta speaks with a Vassar accent - but she’s pretty good. And at least Glen Campbell has the appropriate cowlick for the preening LaBoeuf!
But aside from John Wayne and Robert Duvall, the great acting teacher, Jeff Corey, practically steals the picture as the whining villian, Tom Chaney. Josh Brolin was SUCH a comedown.
.....nuthin?
*sigh*
You’re right on the John Wayne version being an all-around better TRUE GRIT than the remake.
It is a cliche that Glen Campbell can’t act but in reality-land he can act and he was right for the role.