A Movie about Courage and Integrity

Rating: 9/10 (23 July 2010)

Gran Torino is another brilliant masterpiece by the veteran actor/director Clint Eastwood. I must admit that the movie had all the trademarks of a Clint Eastwood film, although within a different context. It's a movie about courage, integrity and bravery. Eastwood's familiar never-say-die attitude mingled with his stubborn fighting spirit portrayed a superbly round character of Mr. Kowalski, which none but Eastwood could depict with such perfection. The film is apparently characterized by evident elements of masculinity that we all expect from Eastwood's films. Fast action, manual labor, construction works, tools, gangs, guns and of course that old hard car Gran Torino that resiliently survived countless violent storms of time. Clint Eastwood's typical action styles were fabulous and it's good to see that even after so many years these trademark styles still entertain the audience. Eastwood's direction is praiseworthy because he has successfully been able to infuse his old styles and spirits into a fresh context, which has made it more appealing to a new set of audience.