"Lebowski has lots of zippy writing...but True Grit...does not." Did we watch the same movie? True Grit had some of the wittiest, zippiest dialogue I've seen i

"Lebowski has lots of zippy writing...but True Grit...does not." Did we watch the same movie? True Grit had some of the wittiest, zippiest dialogue I've seen in a long time. The writing was incredibly conspicuous, in a good way. I disagree with your notion that conspicuous writing makes for a bad movie, just as I would argue that conspicuous editing, or score, or cinematography, or acting can lead to an excellent movie.