Something Special

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2008)

I am totally surprised that "Clint Eastwood" chose to make a movie like this - I mean, he has the clout to do "anything" he wants, yet he did this funny, little, odd, but honest, and contemporary movie about the changing face of America. Although Eastwood does fall victim to his own type-casting as, "Mr. Tough Guy". The risk of taking on a story about an angry, Old Man, living next door to a Hmong Family in the Midwest isn't exactly the usual "Hollywood" movie. Yet, the movie opened to better than competitive ticket sales. Also, the Hmong cast members were just right - Eastwood as Director does an excellent job not stereotyping and getting the generational points across. This movie is definitely worth watching for its original story. And though it has insight into race relations, race is not the pretentious message here.