Clint Eastwood,
Christopher Carley,
Bee Vang,
Ahney Her,
Brian Haley
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Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.
DVD Release Date: June 9, 2009
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October 14, 2009Takes a little time to warm up, but getting close to the main characters is what this film is all about. The underlying hypocrocy is dealt with in a realistic manner with a whole back story which lets you understand where all the hurt and outlook comes from.
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October 5, 2009This is not Clint Eastwood's best outing, either acting or directing. Gran Torino is not hitting on all cylinders. The main problem I have with the movie is that it elevates message over story. This is one of the most artificially written and artificially delivered scri...( read more)
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September 27, 2009Evan at 79 years old, Eastwood can still act and direct a great flick. He plays the racist old man perfectly.
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September 9, 2009Thug: What you lookin' at old man?
Walt Kowalski: Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn't have messed with? That's me.
Its Grumpy Old Men meets Crash!
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August 8, 2009I don't think I am capable of writing a review that will do justice to this great film. Just go read my buddy Cal's review, haha. Gran Torino is one of the best all around films of 2008. It was snubbed by the Oscars (of course) in almost every category.
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December 10, 2009I have seen this at last and I was pleasantly surprised far more than I ever thought I would be, after all it is bound to be good because it IS Clint Eastwood.
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December 5, 2009First time I saw this film: it automatically became one of my personal favorites for the past few years. It definitely is way better than most of its contemporaries. Luckily, I chanced to see some of the great films of last year. And I put this one as one of those.
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December 5, 2009Again, this one is not boring at all. Liked this quite a lot. Some problems...but a surprising film.
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Critic Reviews
February 19, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
January 9, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Gran Torino is the most obvious and least interesting of the four movies [Eastwood's] directed in the last two years. full review
December 19, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
By the time it jolts to an ending, followed by Clint rasping a tune to the closing credits, you're more likely to be rolling your eyes than dabbing them. full review
December 18, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Gran Torino is about two things, I believe. It's about the belated flowering of a man's better nature. And it's about Americans of different races growing more open to one another in the new century. full review
December 15, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
To think Gran Torino is a masterpiece, you have to accept the contrived setups and sledgehammer melodrama. full review
December 12, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Though you can see his character's redemption coming a mile away, Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino is still well worth the ride. full review
December 11, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Gran Torino, whatever its flaws are, is a movie about what America looks like now, and it posits that the work of living amicably together is sometimes hard but always worth it. full review
December 11, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
Although younger audiences may find the film's rhythms rather slow, the ultimate payoff is huge, and Clint fans are likely to eat it up. full review
December 10, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
This is pitiful, nostalgic fun for Dirty Harry fanatics. Yet it lacks the political edge that made the Dirty Harry movies provocative. full review
December 10, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
A lifetime in movies runs through this prime vintage Eastwood performance. You can't take your eyes off him. The no-frills, no-bull Gran Torino made my day. full review
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April 18, 2009I love this movie alot!!!!!!!! I have always been a Clint Eastwood fan and I love the movies that he is in alot too!! Sure this movie has racist parts but hey that's just how the real world is!!!!!!!! And I totally love the car in it too!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WISH IT WAS MY CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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March 9, 2009If there is something I have learned from "Gran Torino" it would be that racist slurs are apparently still funny.
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March 8, 2009I'm a bit baffled by the plaudits being thrown at this film. Yes Clint is a legend, but does that mean we have to ignore the blatant shortcomings of this film? So clichéd it's untrue. Several parts had me rolling my eyes but the supposedly powerful moment when Thao's sister comes home and a........erm.....stunned Clint drops his glass?? Weak. Wooden performances and a dodgy script. The more I think about it the fewer stars I'm willing to give it. Clint does grumpy old man as well as you'd expect but the laboured humour wears thin after 3rd or 4th "Zipper head". Not impressed I'm afraid. Was expecting better.
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January 22, 2009
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I'm wishing would like to watch it . I'm 'll do it you know?Coz i'm liked often to been thier at the theatre to watched a lot of the films -
January 18, 2009Sublime movie!
One of the best films of 2008. Clint Eastwood was born to be both in front of and behind the camera.
The film's style felt like The 25th Hour meets Dirty Harry. Odd combo...but accurate description.
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