Not Clint Eastiwood's best

Rating: 6/10 (14 January 2009)

I was expecting to see something as good as Million Dollar Baby but unfortunately I was disappointed. The Best part about the movie was certainly Clint Eastwood himself, but the rest of the characters just fell flat. The acting of the younger actors seemed doctored and not up to the mark.
Clint comes out well as a grim old man who's seen a lot of life or death in his case. He's shown to be Mr.Grumpy and does an excellent job of that. He's not like by ppl around him, not even his own sons, and keeps everyone at a distance. This all shows well with Clint's character in the movie.
But the rest of the casts just don't seemed up to the mark at all. You've the young boy, referred to as TOAD by Clint who does a good job of a kid who is reserved but cannot act where the punch requires,such as the scene where Clint locks him up.
The emotional bond that was to be set with CLint and the kid (what the story revolves around) just isn't set well enough. It just seems to go from scene to scene but didn't bring about the similar reaction from me (the audience) that Million Dollar Baby brought about.
One the up side the humour was a nice touch and did bring about a few laughs that were well placed. Overall the package isn't just as engaging as one would've liked. I couldn't say don't watch it, but I wouldn't recommend it either. Certainly not Clint Eastwood's best here.