Clint Eastwood returns for another outstanding performance. Is this even his magnum opus?
This year I began to watch Clint Eastwood movies. I started with Leone's dollar trilogy. Watched Leone's magnum opus, the best western ever made, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Then followed him creating his own productions, "High Plains Drifter", "Hang em high", the brilliant "Escape from alcatraz". Then I reached his first peek, the anti-western "Unforgiven", witnessed the end of the genre I love. But Eastwood did not stop there... In 2004 he released the great, emotional sport-drama "Million Dollar Baby" delivering not only as an actor but with directing qualities, the Spielberg's and Scorsese's cannot top. It was then, when I was saying: That's it, this was his last big title...
Then I saw Gran Torino
From the first seconds on he had me. I knew that I was watching something huge.
In the last days, weeks and months I have been watching a lot of so-called "classics", best picture winners and IMdB Top 250 movies. Let me tell you something: Most of them and I am speaking of about 80 percent of them are GARBAGE. You heard right, most of the movies that are critically acclaimed could not keep up to their hype. I could list countless of examples, man I could fill my own 250 list with those!!
But let me tell you, that those other 20 percent are extraordinary, some of them could even change your life and the way you are seeing things. Gran Torino is one of these masterpieces.
Starting with Clint Eastwood in his double role as leading actor and director. Never, NEVER have I seen acting as extraordinary as that of Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino. He is funny, he is dangerous, he's the old war veteran, he's the grumpy grandpa, he's the nice old gentleman, etc., etc. You name it, he can play it.
This combined with a picture perfect directing, I mean there are literally no flaws to identify, whether you speak of camera work or the choice of setting. EVERYTHING fits.
And the story is written in the most extraordinary way. This movie is emotional, funny, serious and most important, it will change your view of life, at least it has changed mine. I do not want to spoiler anything, so I will not expand on that, but trust me this movie is special.
So closing this review, I give you the ultimate recommendation, the green light. This is more than worth watching, it is, until today, Eastwood's last big title, and for me his MAGNUM OPUS.
This year I began to watch Clint Eastwood movies. I started with Leone's dollar trilogy. Watched Leone's magnum opus, the best western ever made, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Then followed him creating his own productions, "High Plains Drifter", "Hang em high", the brilliant "Escape from alcatraz". Then I reached his first peek, the anti-western "Unforgiven", witnessed the end of the genre I love. But Eastwood did not stop there... In 2004 he released the great, emotional sport-drama "Million Dollar Baby" delivering not only as an actor but with directing qualities, the Spielberg's and Scorsese's cannot top. It was then, when I was saying: That's it, this was his last big title...
Then I saw Gran Torino
From the first seconds on he had me. I knew that I was watching something huge.
In the last days, weeks and months I have been watching a lot of so-called "classics", best picture winners and IMdB Top 250 movies. Let me tell you something: Most of them and I am speaking of about 80 percent of them are GARBAGE. You heard right, most of the movies that are critically acclaimed could not keep up to their hype. I could list countless of examples, man I could fill my own 250 list with those!!
But let me tell you, that those other 20 percent are extraordinary, some of them could even change your life and the way you are seeing things. Gran Torino is one of these masterpieces.
Starting with Clint Eastwood in his double role as leading actor and director. Never, NEVER have I seen acting as extraordinary as that of Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino. He is funny, he is dangerous, he's the old war veteran, he's the grumpy grandpa, he's the nice old gentleman, etc., etc. You name it, he can play it.
This combined with a picture perfect directing, I mean there are literally no flaws to identify, whether you speak of camera work or the choice of setting. EVERYTHING fits.
And the story is written in the most extraordinary way. This movie is emotional, funny, serious and most important, it will change your view of life, at least it has changed mine. I do not want to spoiler anything, so I will not expand on that, but trust me this movie is special.
So closing this review, I give you the ultimate recommendation, the green light. This is more than worth watching, it is, until today, Eastwood's last big title, and for me his MAGNUM OPUS.