GRAN TORINO (2008) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Clint Eastwood

Written by - Nick Schenk, Dave Johansson

Starring - Clint Eastwood

 

"An old, bitter Korean veteran full of pride regrets becomes a friend of a Hmong boy who reluctantly tried to steal his most prized possession, a Gran Torino, as part of an initiation rite for a gang and against his own seemingly bigoted character protects the kid and the family from the gang and accepts and learns to appreciate foreign cultures. The film is a matured recipe of storytelling that defines Eastwood’s best directorial efforts; here he mixes important racial issues and tension with a classic cinema noir style suspense but also a quirky humor that can be particularly appreciated in the dialogue of the lead character which Eastwood himself portrays so brilliantly."

 

Drama, USA/Germany