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Gran Torino

2008

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her ...

8.2

148,166

Drama Recently widowed, retired auto worker Walt Kowalski fills his days with home repair, beer and monthly trips to the barber. The people he once called his neighbors have all moved or passed away, replaced by Hmong immigrants, from Southeast Asia, he despises. Resentful of virtually everything he sees--Walt is just waiting out the rest of his life. Until the night someone tries to steal his `72 Gran Torino. The Gran Torino brings his shy ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Few Americans make movies about this country anymore, other than Mr. Eastwood, a man whose vitality as an artist shows no signs of waning, even in a nominally modest effort like 'Gran Torino'."	NEU
United States	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. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Earnest and understated, Gran Torino is an unflinching examination of themes that have fascinated Eastwood in most of his recent films: family, war, loss, faith and unexpected human connection. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"In the context of Clint Eastwood's career as a star, an actor, and a filmmaker, 'Gran Torino' is an endlessly fascinating movie. (...) Are we ready for the 'Last Temptation of Clint'? That's what we get here."	POS
United States	Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer	"For those who gripe that America doesn't make cars or movies like it used to, Clint Eastwood has two words for you: Gran Torino"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"The actor-director's second release of the season is his most stripped-down, unadorned picture in many a year."	POS
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"A very funny and touching movie that delivers its message of tolerance with a most agreeable light hand."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"If the climax seems too generic and pre-programmed, with too much happening fairly quickly, I like that better than if it just dribbled off into sweetness (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"What gives the film its formidable strength is the way Eastwood shows Walt struggling with his prejudices and coming to terms with a changing world and with his inner demons"	POS
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney The Independent	"If Eastwood had done nothing but give close-ups of himself as a growling head, 'Gran Torino' would still have been riveting."	POS
United Kingdom	Sukhdev Sandhu Telegraph	"While Clint Eastwood is compelling as the lead in 'Gran Torino', the film is empty and unsatisfying."	NEU
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"Simply terrific, enormously watchable and an absolute must for all Eastwood fans (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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