A film I very much enjoyed

Rating: 8/10 (24 January 2009)

Clint Eastwood takes the directing reins and stars in this movie about widowed man who has also lost his children and who has a lot of prejudice. He starts to protect a gang member and becomes a target himself.
The actors are all good in this movie. Eastwood, as always, is stoic and real in a quiet way.
The fine screenplay, written by Nick Schenk, based on the equally fine story by Dave Johannson, gives a solid framework for which the director can tell his story.
Eastwood directs with sureness and very good pacing.