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"Me, I finish things."
After Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood, who also directed) loses his wife, he's left alone to live with his vast prejudices and his growl whenever he sees things he doesn't like -- which is often. Walt worked in the Ford plant for fifty years and is disgusted that his own son (Brian Haley) drives a foreign car and wants Walt to move to a retirement community. Walt's more than annoyed that his own old neighborhood has been taken over by Hmongs and gangs have a stranglehold in the area.
When the neighbor boy Thao (Bee Vang) attempts to steal Walt's 1972 Gran Torino to fulfill a gang initiation, Walt reluctantly takes the boy under his wing to make him a man. He also befriends Thao's sister Sue (Ahney Her) and becomes somewhat of a guardian angel to the two of them.
The old man can still pull out a Dirty Harry move or two, too. A touching, often very funny, film. Of all of Eastwood's incredible films, I consider this one truly his legacy.
Also appearing are Christopher Carley as the priest Walt's wife asked to watch out for the old man; John Carroll Lynch as the barber. Eastwood's 22-year-old son Scott, who goes by the name of Scott Reeves, also has a brief appearance as Sue's boyfriend.
Run time: 1 hour, 56 minutes
Rated R for language throughout, and some violence.
My personal rating: A-
After Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood, who also directed) loses his wife, he's left alone to live with his vast prejudices and his growl whenever he sees things he doesn't like -- which is often. Walt worked in the Ford plant for fifty years and is disgusted that his own son (Brian Haley) drives a foreign car and wants Walt to move to a retirement community. Walt's more than annoyed that his own old neighborhood has been taken over by Hmongs and gangs have a stranglehold in the area.
When the neighbor boy Thao (Bee Vang) attempts to steal Walt's 1972 Gran Torino to fulfill a gang initiation, Walt reluctantly takes the boy under his wing to make him a man. He also befriends Thao's sister Sue (Ahney Her) and becomes somewhat of a guardian angel to the two of them.
The old man can still pull out a Dirty Harry move or two, too. A touching, often very funny, film. Of all of Eastwood's incredible films, I consider this one truly his legacy.
Also appearing are Christopher Carley as the priest Walt's wife asked to watch out for the old man; John Carroll Lynch as the barber. Eastwood's 22-year-old son Scott, who goes by the name of Scott Reeves, also has a brief appearance as Sue's boyfriend.
Run time: 1 hour, 56 minutes
Rated R for language throughout, and some violence.
My personal rating: A-
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