Clint Eastwood is Gran!!

Rating: 9/10 (16 September 2010)

This film is terrific. Clint Eastwood is at it again and I have finally come to the conclusion that in this stage of his life it is impossible for him to make a bad movie. In the past 5 years he has directed great films such as Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, Flags of our Fathers, Letters From Iwo Jima, Changeling, and Gran Torino. So many great movies in such a short period of time. Eastwood seems to be like a great wine, he gets better and better as time goes by. I really enjoyed this film. In Gran Torino, Eastwood plays an old grumpy and racist Korean War Veteran who befriends his Hmong neighbors and protects them from a gang. It is this unlikely friendship between them that makes this film work. And you cant leave out all the crazy dialog and racist comments which are what gives this film the comedic effect. Eastwood is probably the only person who can get away with this as he leaves all the political correctness out of place and truly becomes this grumpy old character. I really enjoyed every minute of this movie, it is Eastwoods second film of the year and both films are definitely on the top ten list. In this film he has proved he is not only a great director, but he can still act as well.