Quickie: Gran Torino
Gran Torino (2008)–***1/2
Quickie Review
Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski finds himself protecting the Asian family next door when a group of thugs seek revenge on the family’s only son, a young man who refused to join the gang. Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial effort, in which he also stars, is just as intensely emotional as (and perhaps even more perceptive than) Mystic River or Million Dollar Baby, even if it is less delicately packaged. Kowalski’s rough exterior is difficult to penetrate, but once we find a way in, we can’t help feeling that we are seeing a side of Kowalski–and Eastwood–that no one has never seen before. Another masterful movie and performance from a legendary actor turned American auteur.
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