This was a great movie, but has downsides

Rating: 9/10 (18 September 2018)

Gran Torino is a film that has stood the test of time and is always worth a watch. The main character of Walt is pretty strong, but has much to be desired. Making the script more general eliminated making the movie feel outdated or old and decreased obvious plot holes in the film. Why wasn't there more scenes that gave the audience imagery on just how much Walt missed his wife? The movie was surprisingly funny, but seemed one sided when it was almost always Clint Eastwood dishing out the jokes. The acting was not fantastic and it did not really need to be, the priest was just an odd character choice and his acting was weak. I see a few comments about the editing in the movie extending past the scenes and I think it is the best transition you could get in most of them. The scene with the white boy and the black street thugs made very little sense and in my opinion did not add much, the fact that this smart girl was even hanging out with the white boy was laughable. The ending was fantastic and was truly what made this film good. The entire film was good at engaging and intriguing the audience though, the script really kept reoccurring characters to a minimum which was wise here. The film established a time line at the barbershop by letting the audience know he was there every three weeks which was good, but that script also collapsed on itself by making these character undergo radical changes in such a short amount of time. Check this movie out, I can honestly say this is a different story than the typical and really is clever.