Okay, fine...it was kind of amazing.

Rating: 9/10 (19 June 2013)

My dad tends to have bad taste in movies and I don't take his recommendations very seriously, so when he raved about this movie it took a good bit of convincing for me to give it a try. I haven't seen very many, if any, Clint Eastwood movies and kinda brushed him off as the quirky, grumpy old guy that everyone makes fun of. This movie was powerful, deep, packed full of life lessons and the best part: Clint Eastwood dropping so many verbal bombs on the Asians. I'm sorry, but they were some seriously funny one liners. I was dying.
The movie is about an old guy living on an old block that is slowly being taken over by other races much to his disapproval. He ends up taking on the neighbor boy to do chores for him and they form an unlikely friendship. My summation of this is meager at best, the depth that the story takes you into these characters and friendships is beyond anything that I can put into words. I never thought a growling grump could make me laugh and cry the way Clint did...if you haven't had the pleasure of seeing this movie yet, I highly encourage you to do so. It's also a great watch with your tween/teen if you can over look some of the language and racist phrases.