Not quite what I expected

Rating: 5/10 (20 October 2010)

I was informed that this movie was about cars and that I could like it for that, as I am a car lover. Despite that, I wasn't expecting it to be a great movie. Even so, the way it was described to me made me imagine it would be something like NASCAR, rallies or even something like Herbie's films (which also have a lot of car races) or of the type car chases. In the end, it has very little of cars and no automobile action. As such, it didn't match my expectations. It was a pretty weak movie.
It was a surprise to see "Blondie" from 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' looking so old and with that raucous voice, even though I know he's now 80.
Clint Eastwood's character was hilarious at times. The guy was old but though, with balls of steel. Whenever he called Thao "Toad" (frog) it was hilarious, as well as whenever he kept calling Youa "Yum Yum" (it kinda makes me wonder: was it because he had trouble to pronounce her name or was the old man saying she was delicious, huh?) :D
It was also hilarious that, despite his initial rage against Thao for attempting to steal his precious 1972 Ford Gran Torino, slowly he ended up being friends with him and even his protector - and how he thought of Thao as a banana (even for being shy with women).
But generally speaking this wasn't much of a movie. Besides, I didn't enjoy things such as Thao being a victim of bullying and blackmail by his cousin and his crime partners. I also hated the ending because Eastwood's character got killed. I always thought he was gonna "clean" them all. Instead, he's the one who gets shot and, as if that wasn't enough, we find out that he didn't bring any gun with him (it was as if he wanted them to murder him).