27 December 2008

Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood, 2008)

9/10
Amazing...I'm a huge Eastwood fanboy and have liked/loved just about everything I've seen him in so I'm not a fair judge but man this movie was great. Eastwood was a total powerhouse and can still carry a movie at 78 but I thought the two main "kid" actors (Sue and Tao I think their names are?) were good too. Even the usual knocks it would get (somewhat implausible plot, occasional wooden acting by the non-actor cast, predictable outcome, etc) I glossed right over because it was still a brilliantly made film. The song that plays at the end and having Eastwood himself sing it was just great too. I can't see it getting any major Oscar nods but I hope I'm wrong.

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