A short review of my opinion of Clint Eastwood's movie : " Gran Torino

Rating: 9/10 (14 June 2012)

"Gran Torino" will make you start your engines.
As a movie critic, one always tries to look pass the motion picture of a movie. The value of a critic matters, when he or she accomplishes to understand the true value and meaning of the film. Myself as a critic just enjoyed Clit Eastwood's movie " Gran Torino." With Eastwood's classical interpretation and direction in films, following the original Hollywood style, he accomplishes to make " Gran Torino" an Action and Thriller movie. Also he incorporates a strong characteristic in the movie, this of introducing a feud between cultures gives the movie an interesting spin that captures the viewer's attention.
Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) is a Korea war U.S army veteran that is angry at the world. He lives in a low class neighborhood that once was a white neighborhood and now it is filled with poor Asian Hmong immigrants. He has some problems with his Hmong neighbors who were a family consisted of a grandmother (Chee Thao), the mother (Brooke Chia Thao) and two main characters: the daughter named Sue Lor (Ahney Her) and the son Thao Vang Lor (Bee Vang). Thao's and Sue cousin Fong "Spider" (Doua Moua) is a leader in a mayor gang of the neighborhood, he tries to make Thao join his gang and makes him try to steal Walt's Gran Torino. After Thao's attempt, Walt' and Thao along with his close family create a special bond. But this bond creates trouble and misfortune for Walt and his neighboring Hmong family. There are 5 main characters in the film; the first main character played by Clint Eastwood is Walt Kowalski. Clint Eastwood is known to be an amazing actor and exceptional Director. I agree with all of that. He portrayed an excellent role as Walt Kowalski. It captured the viewer's attention his way of talking, with some kid of a grudge and anger. He created an excellent character that gives emotion to the movie. Bee Vang portrayed Thao Vang Lor, and he did a regular but not exceptional role. In some occasions he captured my attention, but most of the time he was dull and seemed as to much forced acting. He did not have any type of style or hook that captured my attention. As well did Sue Lor, who was portrayed by Ahney Her. Both these characters did give a traditional Hmong spin to the movie, and made the film look good and full, but some of their acting was not convincing enough for me. In some part it look like just plain memorization of the script. Another main character was the priest; Christopher Carley played this character. He did a very good part as a priest, he represented in a way the good and salvation of the characters in the movie. It brought certain light to the movie between all the feuds and complications. It impressed me in some parts, his acting. At the end mostly, while speaking about Walt Kowalski. A character that represented the bad and the evil in the film was " spider," the actor who represented this character was Doua Moua. Even though he was supposed to represent the gangs and the bad parts of the neighborhood, this character made me laugh. It reminded me of what it is to be a gangster. He was bad, yes, but his acting was not convincing enough in my opinion. The part of the gangsters was supposed to be a mayor problem in the movie and he did a good job, but it could have been better with a little more bad, and anger in it. I learned valuable lessons with Clint Eastwood's move " Garn Torino", one should not judge a person before getting to know her. Walt learned that lesson in the movie and taught it to the viewers. At first he despised and hated all of the Hmong people in the neighborhood, then he learned that they were good and nice people. He ended having a pretty good relationship with them. Also I learned that we should learn to give second chances to people. This is also a thing Walt learned in the movie. He lived his life hating everyone, not loving his children, and with a grudge towards the world. Afterwards he learned that it was important to give a second chance to people like he gave to Thao and Sue. Finally, to fight for our loved ones, another lesson thought by Walt, when he went and faced the gangs and fought for his new Hmong family he sowed love and respect towards them. These are all lessons the viewers can learn from watching this movie. Not everyone is ready to watch this movie; I would recommend it to adults and teenagers. But not any adult or teenager, the person that is going to watch the movie has to be aware that there is strong language in the movie and violence. People who like thrillers and action movies will enjoy very much this move. Not only these people will enjoy the movie but mainly any adult in my opinion. Even though it is a strong movie it shows culture ad a true Hollywood style. I will not recommend this movie definitely to children and people who despise gunfire movies, along with strong inconvenient language. My MPAA rating for this movie is a PG-13. I decided to give this rating because13 year old kids and teenagers know a lot more than what this movie shows and even though it had bad language and violence, it has culture and valuable lessons. I find this movie to be an extraordinary piece of work. It has a rising action, climax, resolution, moral lesson, and a long lost Hollywood style. A very good movie that I encourage people to watch. Out of 10 stars I Give Clint Eastwood's movie " Gran Torino" a 9.3. It is an excellent movie, full of drama, action, thriller and emotions.