Every person in this movie seemed REAL to me

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2010)

My daughter told me that Clint Eastwood reminded her of my dad and my late father would have been so proud of that. My dad was always grumpy and always used expressions like Clint does in this movie. "For Fu**s sake", "you got sh** in your ears?", and calling me an idiot and toughening me up for the real world was my dad through and through. I think the writer of this movie met my dad and this movie is based on him.
Every person who played a roll in this movie was real to me--even Clint, who my dad LOVED as Dirty Harry. Grumpy and Tough as nails, "Walt" has no close family relationships left after his wife dies. His kids and grandchildren are spoiled and only want things, not a real relationship.
Walts neighbor, "Toad", tries to steal Walt's Gran Torino in a gang initiation and Walt doesn't fu** around -he grabs his rifle and cocks it in military fashion and nearly blows "Toads" head off but slips and falls and Toad get's away.
The next day Walt accidentally saves Toad from the same gang members that encouraged him to steal the Gran Torino. Toads family and friends start pouring food and flowers and herbs and stuff on him in thanksgiving. Then Walt accidentally saves Toads sister, which just causes more thanksgiving towards the grumpy Walt.
The breakthrough between this racist white guy and, let's face it, an equally racist grumpy grandmother of Toad and the entire family is beautiful and wonderful. Every person in this movie WAS their character in the movie to me. It was real and raw and full of real life.
Clint, you called your own son a "pu***" in this movie (his son plays Trey). You are 30 years my senior but I gotta say, you are a sexy man! If you haven't seen this movie, you need to. I give Gran Torino a 10!! :)