"Get off my lawn!" is the new "Go Ahead, Make My Day!"

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2009)

Clint Eastwood is at it again. In "Gran Torino" it's a nouveau gem in the rough! Clint plays Walt Kawolski, a grizzled Korean War veteran, who's too bitter to be accepting change. He resents the new neighbors on his block. A group of Hmongs move next door and he's full of contempt for those people. He's a widower, and he's also dying of cancer. On his birthday, he throws out his kids when they give him a chance for independent living. He later on slowly, changes his view when a young Hmong named Thao(Bee Vang), tried to be part of a local gang. His initiation, steal Walt's Gran Torino. His sister gets rescued by Walt when some black thugs start hassling her around. She later gives Walt a birthday dinner he'll never forget. When he sees Thao being a zero on getting the ladies, Walt gives his a crash course he'll never forget. Though he doesn't see himself as a hero to the Hmong, he ends up being one. Giving the chance to earn Walt's trust, he lends him the car when he gets the lovely girl. Now that's trust! Both men get vengeful when the Hmong gang attacks Thao's family, and brutally attack his sister, Walt was furious! He beats up one member when Thao gets his face burned. Walt ended up a hero when he confronted the gang. At least he got peace, the painful way. Well, maybe. It was funny where he was explicit with his will. He only wanted Thao to have the Gran Torino. Simply, he doesn't trust the granddaughter. Yes, he may have been hardcore, but he was old-school as well. Sue(Ahney Her) looked up to him a lot. Though he may not agree with her actions, he kinda did, just wouldn't show it. Some things would make any man bitter, it takes time to give it a chance. Most people let the past go to their brains. Walt didn't. He did get a chance to be a father figure again, to some who's not from his family. Clint Eastwood always know how to make a hit. He did point to some of my favorites, Ford Motor Vehicles. That what really got me going. Also diversity, that what makes the world go round. Learn the ropes, from a veteran is always going to be better than learn things from a rookie. This movie is a gemstone. "GET OFF MY LAWN!" is the new classic here! 5 stars!