Gran Torino

After listening to all of the hype that surrounded this movie, and people saying that this is Clint Eastwood's best movie, I had to give this movie a shot. Let me first say, I have seen better Eastwood movies before, Heartbreak Ridge, In the Line of Fire, and Space Cowboys come to mind. However, this movie is good. I liked how in the begiinning of this movie, you hated Eastwood's character. He is stand offish, rude, and set in his ways. By the time the movie ends, you end pulling for him for sticking up for his neighbors, who, ironically, he treats better than his own family. While Clint Eastwood is getting older and older as time flys by, he is still credible as an action star and director, for that matter. I loved the way he shot the film. Sometimes he would shot the film as an overhead shot, and other times, he filmed it as an over the shoulder shot. My only problem with the movie was the title. While I get that the car itself was the main principle of what his neighbor tried to steal, thus having him help Climt out around the house, the car was a minor character. Only until the end does the car get mentioned again! Other than that, there isn't a lot of bad things to say about Gran Torino. Even if you don't like Clint Eastwood, you should like this movie!