A bitter-sweet film about 'Change'....

Rating: 10/10 (23 January 2009)

Walt is a Korean War veteran who has just lost his wife and has seen his white neighbours disappear and instead Hmong people have moved in...At first Walt's racism is truly disgusting, but after saving the next door boy from a Hmong gang, Walt finds that his initial impression of these people was truly wrong...and in turn he changes...
Clint Eastwood maybe a man who is 70 odd but he is still the hardest and toughest man on screen. The film has scenes were you genuinely dislike him but there are scenes that will have you smiling as prejudices are thrown out the window when people get to know each other better.
The film isn't over the top action sequences, it has a realistic touch and makes you wish that there was a man like Walt around your neighbourhood...Not because he's racist but because he stands up for the little guy...
A great film...