Village Voice
Above all, it feels like a summation of everything he (Eastwood) represents as a filmmaker and a movie star, and perhaps also a farewell.
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Gran Torino
In his first role since Million Dollar Baby (which he also directed), Clint Eastwood plays a disgruntled Korean War veteran called Walt Kowalski. His adult children are trying to get him to move into a retirement home, but he resists. When Kowalski’s neighbour, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his prized car – a 1972 Gran Torino – he goes all Dirty Harry and starts taking the law into his own hands.
2008117 minsUSA
ActionDrama
- Director:
- Clint Eastwood ('Changeling', 'Letters from Iwo Jima', 'Flags of Our Fathers', 'Million Dollar Baby', 'Mystic River', 'Unforgiven')
- Writer:
- Nick SchenkDave Johannson
- Cast:
- Clint EastwoodCory HardrictJohn Carroll LynchGeraldine HughesBrian HaleyDreama Walker
Gran Torino | Reviews
81%236 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Variety
Highlighted by the star's vastly entertaining performance, this funny, broad but ultimately serious-minded drama about an old-timer driven to put things right in his deteriorating neighborhood looks to be a big audience-pleaser.
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The New York Times
Mr. Eastwood is also an adept director of his own performances and, perhaps more important, a canny manipulator of his own iconographic presence.
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Los Angeles Times
Perhaps the best thing about Schenk's script is that it enticed Eastwood to end his self-imposed acting hiatus and bring his one-of-a-kind aura back to the screen.
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Hollywood Reporter
Eastwood has always had the gift for comedy in his acting repertoire, but he indulges in it only rarely. His fans might embrace this return to comedy.
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Film Threat
Gran Torino is not a masterpiece. It’s a fun character drama that features a knowing but winning final performance by Clint Eastwood and just enough commentary to make it worth discussing.
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