"Gran Torino" has too many problems that makes it not as good as it's supposed to be

Rating: 5/10 (22 November 2010)

Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino" is like a bad film disguised as a good film. The truth lies somewhere in between. There are a couple of lines that belong in "Dirty Harry", like: "Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn't have messed with? That's me". All delivered in his dry-throat, raspy voice.
The Vietnamese neighbours were all beautifully crafted and very well portrayed. Eastwood's occasional racist behaviour and then occasional friendly behaviour towards them was confusing, but it was paced well enough that it kept me watching.
There are some problems in the writing. Apart from the "Dirty Harry"-lines, there were mistakes in the characterizations, characters actions that were out of place. I never could figure out if Walt truly loved his late wife or didn't give a damn about her. Sure, he loved his 1972 Gran Torino car, but it barely even became its own character in the film. Too many problems with "Gran Torino" means it's not as good as it is supposed to be.