As I wrote when I saw Clint Eastwood's Changeling a few months ago, Eastwood has been on a creative hot streak. Add Gran Torino to his growing list of excellent movies.
For a detailed review of the film, click here. There is no way to sugar-coat it, but Eastwood's character is an embittered, elderly racist. Obviously, 'racist' is an overused word these days, but it fits here. In the film, his character uses just about every slang word I know to describe ethnic groups.
However, the film follows his character's rehabilitation through an unlikely relationship he develops with his Vietnamese neighbors. I won't discuss it in order to avoid spoiling the film for those of you who see it.
The film is rated 'R' and deservedly so because of the language and some violence. So, consider yourself warned.
Still, it is an excellent film.
1 comment:
Great film.
I was listening to the Bob & Tom Show recently and one of 'em read a news story in which Eastwood said that Gran Torino was his last acting gig. That's a shame, if it's true. Eastwood is one of those rare actors whose actting chops are actually better in his fifth decade of acting (!) than they were in, say, his second or third (double-!).
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