"Torino sheds light on not only a veteran bad-ass, but also an entire age group's mentality and mediation."

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2009)

I grew tired of seeing poor reviews from over-analytical "savants" for a Clint Eastwood movie and decided to take a personal day to go to the theaters. Sometimes critics need to look at a movies plot rather than focus on the subtle convoluted messages. This movie sensibly conveys a beautiful story of interaction and shows viewers that everyone has their own form of bigotry. What Eastwood knows and most of the viewers realized is that he accomplished more than to associate the plot with everyday interaction. Clint/Gran Torino accurately portrayed war veteran feelings and motives. Few movies accomplish this feat, Clint Eastwood spoke out for an entire age group and Veterans world wide. The charisma for one's country is very degenerative in some cases and inevitably causes life long prejudices. That being said, this story wont reach most of the said group's ears but to those that it does I am confident that it will have some impact. If Clint ever reads these reviews, I hope he knows that I and many of the other posters here believe he deserves the Academy award for best actor for this and all of his work. Overall 10/10 for character strength, emotional representation, and for having the courage to make a brilliant film without removing any of the reality-raw and like it is.
Way to go CLINT, keep the other vapid movies out of the competition!