An... interesting movie

Rating: 7/10 (15 January 2009)

To be honest, I'm not sure how I feel about this movie. On one hand, Clint Eastwood's acting is superb. However, there are many moments in the film with questionable portrayals of characters. I can think of several moments in particular, but won't mention them here out of fear for getting blacklisted.
The thing that really irks me about this movie was actually not the movie itself, but the audience I was watching it with. Having not seen many Clint Eastwood films before, I took his racist lines completely seriously, whereas the rest of the audience laughed.
I have been told that Eastwood movies are usually supposed to be that sort of humor. However, I really don't find these "jokes" particularly funny.
That being said, if you would find a classic Eastwood movie (again, I was told that was Eastwood's brand of humor, correct me if I'm wrong) funny, go ahead and see it in that sense. It probably just makes you a more experienced movie watcher than me.
If you are not sure how you would respond to Eastwood's lines (and believe me, he says a lot of racist stuff), wait until this movie comes out on DVD, then watch it alone. I think I would have preferred to watch this movie without the constant thought of, "Should I be laughing at this?" Ringing in my head.