Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Gran Torino


I absolutely loved this film. This is probably one the first films I've seen him direct. The last film I watched that he acted in was most likely Bloodwork. I was surprised that I was actually interested in one of his films. Walt was a loveable son of a bitch racist bastard that antagonized everyone. He's the kind of man that would be difficult to love as a father. Everything was great except the poor acting of the young actors. Also the priest was reminiscent of an M. N. Shaymalan character. Though I enjoyed the priest, I found the character out of place. His function was to show Walt the ways of life that he had yet to discover in his old age. It is a story about friendship, love, humanity and courage. It was a strong emotional film with a hell of a lot of humor. It is definitely one of the better films I've seen in awhile.

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