Gran Torino will make you go to Torino, Italy to watch the movie

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2012)

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I just saw a movie named Gran Torino which I think that was a very interesting movie because it starts with a grumpy old man who doesn't care about anyone and id ends up being of a old man who cares about his neighbors and protects them, and even dies for them. It has a very clear storyline which makes it a very good movie to watch. This movie is a very emotionally harsh movie because there are very sad moments and moments which you start to hunk how can people live like this? The genre of this movie is drama because it has a little bit of comedy and at the same time tragedy
The movie is about an old man who meets some new neighbors. At first he thinks they are the worst neighbors someone could have because they tried to steal his Gran Torino. As the movie progresses he starts realizing that they aren't that bad and he starts seeing that they are actually great. He becomes close to the kid who lives in the next door house and starts believing that he should really follow his dream and do the right choices in life. He starts by convincing the kid that he shouldn't join his brothers' gang and instead stay in the house and guard his family.
I think that the actors in general in this movie did a very good job. Walt and Thao I believe did the best acting in the whole movie. One of the actors I think did a not such good job was Sue, Thao's sister, she was very choppy in her acting, it was not fluid enough for it to look natural.
I liked the personality of Walt and the personality of Thao because I think that they develop really good and effectively through out the movie. They interlace very well with the storyline. One of the best parts I like about the movie is the end when Walt gives his life so that the gang of Thao's brother gets placed in jail and so that Thao's family feels safe again.
I learned from this movie that in order to reach your goals you need to be persistent and don't let other or obstacles take you down, you need to be strong and get back up to continue with your life goals.
I think that teenagers, young adults, and adults would enjoy this movie because it relates a lot of different types of actions and scenes that can relate to the public. I would recommend this movie to people who like to watch good cinema because it is a great movie. The MPAA rating for this movie is R but I don't think that it should be that aggressive; it should be PG-13 because it has some violence but not that much.
I think that this is a great film and that anyone who can, should go and watch the movie because it is really worth while to watch the movie. It is a very entertaining movie because you feel the comedy that is produced by Walt, even though his character is not supposed to be funny; but at the same time you feel tragedy with all the problems Thao's family is facing due to his brothers gang. I give this movie a 9/10.
John White is a freshman which studies in Costa Rica and is taking the film appreciation class in school. He plays basketball. He likes to watch TV shows and watch movies.