as usual, clint is slow, but good

Rating: 7/10 (8 March 2005)

almost all of eastwoods directorial work seems above reproach (lets just not bring up blood work) but as much as i like the stories he tells, i wish he could just tell them a little faster. on the surface, they seem fairly conventional stories, not much new, but clint always has a way of getting at all the emotions hiding beneath the surface.i really like the noir like use of lighting & darkness , but sometimes the snail like pace does seem to drag a bit. I'm not gonna bother tellin ya the plot or the surprise, ill leave ya to discover that on your own, though if you're payin any attention at all, I'm sure you'll figure out what all the controversy has been about long before the end comes, though being predictable never feels like a flaw with eastwoods movies. its not the end that counts, its the trail ya walk to get there.