Almost a film for all ages...

Rating: 10/10 (13 February 2009)

Having been a fan of Clint Eastwood for many years I was on the edge of my seat when I heard of this film with him in the lead role. After checking out a few trailers for it and under the impression it was almost a 'O.A.P. Dirty Harry' flick I decided to watch it to see if the magic was still there.
To my surprise the film isn't action packed, as some other people have pointed out the advertising gives a wrong impression of the film as a whole, not that this lowers the enjoyment of it. To tell the truth I was smiling for the majority of the film and many of the set pieces are heart warming and funny. Clints character portrayal as a cynical old Korean war veteran is perfect and he could quite easily be the elder version of the gunnery sergeant he plays in 'Heartbreak ridge' as that character also was a Korean Vet.
I only hope that Clint goes on to make more films as good as this, whether he plays the lead or directs!