Clint does it again, another masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (27 January 2009)

"Gran Torino" is an awesome move. I don't understand the people who don't like it. It works great as a comedy and a drama. Clint Eastwood is a very comical character. He always has been funny (going back to "Every which way but loose", "Pink Cadillac") and that side of him comes out fantastically in the movie.
Clint plays a very cool older man, Walt Kowalski. He recently lost his wife and is estranged from his family, who want to put him in an old age home. A young Hmong teen and his family (who are neighbors) befriend him and they form a unique bond that seemed very unlikely before. I won't reveal more, or it may spoil the enjoyment of this great flick.
Watching "Gran Torino" is a strange moving experience since it is a mixture of so many elements, it falls outside many genres. It's both drama, comedy, thriller, action and love story. It's got everything in this to showcase Eastwood's ability to juggle all the various aspects of this very interesting story.