Muscle, Bone, and Guts

Rating: 9/10 (7 February 2009)

Gran Torino takes me back to my time as a kid looking up to men who were real men, and cars that were real cars. Both were solid muscle, bone, and guts. They wouldn't dare sully their reputation by winning a fight by having a bunch of their friends come along and help them finish it for them. They took on the world man to man, one fight at a time. My neighbor had a Gran Torino. It was candy apple red and when it started up, you knew it meant business.
It is great that Clint is still making movies - period. The fact that he continues to make movies that explores the darkness and light that makes up a real man is a gift that I hope he keeps on giving, because this is a time in our history when it is going to take real people of strong character to get the job done. Man to man, one fight at a time. Our cars may not be as tough as they used to be, but that doesn't mean we aren't. Thanks, Clint. Put another notch in your belt.