Films/DVD Asylum

'Gran Torino'

24.85.153.141

Tony D.

Saw it last night. At 78 Eastwood is a sharp as ever, fairly spry as well.

I enjoyed it, there are a a couple of uneven and amateurish performances but that's not really off putting in the larger picture. Ahney Her is a standout as a Hmong girl who befriends Eastwood's character and the two of them shine in every scene they share.

The film observes the landscape of themes Eastwood has traveled the past several decades, from the alienated loner, outsider to the rugged individual and scarred survivor right up to the righteous avenger, deliverer and uses this to have an honest and personal look at war, current and past, the choices that people make while experiencing the horror of war and the consequences for Veterans, victims and those left at home.

That he pulls it off is testament to his skills as an actor/director and to the value of his body of work.

J.B.

Follow Ups:

What is wrong with his voice? I find it off-putting. * - mr grits 16:52:30 12/29/08 (3)
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- You don't suppose he's old and or was acting do you? NT - Tony D. 17:32:35 12/29/08 (2)
  NT
  - No, it's been like that for years. * - mr grits 16:33:13 12/30/08 (1)
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    - How did you like his singing over the credits? - Tony D. 19:09:18 12/30/08 (0)
      AFAIK he wrote the tune 'Gran Torino' as well.
      
      Quite a moody little bit that song.
      
      J.B.
Critics call it "Senile Dirty Harry"...(nt) - mkuller 15:06:01 12/29/08 (2)
(nt)
- It's flawed but not as bad as that. - Tony D. 15:54:26 12/29/08 (1)
  For the first 20 minutes I thought it was just going to be a geriatric Dirty Harry but then it became more than that.
  
  What I didn't say in my initial post is that in 'Gran Torino' Eastwood takes a look at a very topical subject, that being immigration and just what makes an American and in fact what makes America in this new and nervous time?
  
  The answer I got from his movie is that yes the country and it's people are changing and the faces might be new, but the ideals are trusted and true.
  
  J.B.
  - Not that that's a bad thing - I intend to see it...(nt) - mkuller 16:18:19 12/29/08 (0)
    (nt)

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