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Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Christopher Carley, Brian Haley ... see more see more... , Geraldine Hughes , Brian Howe , Dreama Walker , William Hill , John Carroll Lynch , Brooke Chia Thao , Chee Thao , Cory Hardrict , Cory Hardict , Dreana Walker , Doua Moua

A racist Korean War veteran living in a crime-ridden Detroit neighborhood is forced to confront his own lingering prejudice when a troubled Hmong teen from his neighborhood attempts to steal his prize... read more read more...d Gran Torino. Decades after the Korean War has ended, ageing veteran Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) is still haunted by the horrors he witnessed on the battlefield. The two objects that matter most to Kowalski in life are the classic Gran Torino that represents his happier days working in a Ford assembly plant, and the M-1 rifle that saved his life countless times during combat. When Kowalski's teenage neighbor (Bee Vang) attempts to steal his Gran Torino as part of a gang initiation rite, the old man manages to catch the aspiring thief at the business end of his well-maintained semi-automatic rifle. Later, due to the pride of the Asian group, the boy is forced to return to Kowalski's house and perform an act of penance. Despite the fact that Kowalski wants nothing to do with the young troublemaker, he realizes that the quickest way out of the situation is to simply cooperate. In an effort to set the teen on the right path in life and toughen him up, the reluctant vet sets him up with an old crony who now works in construction. In the process, Kowalski discovers that the only way to lay his many painful memories to rest is to finally face his own blinding prejudice head-on. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 2 hr. 10 min.

Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Release Date: January 9, 2009

Keywords: action, touching, funny, serious

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  • jmanard52
    May 29, 2010
    jmanard52
    This is just a wonderful wonderful movie. From top to bottom the acting is amazing. Clint Eastwood at his best!
  • paulkoh110
    April 15, 2012
    paulkoh110
    I feel that the fame that this film received was mostly from hype. The story is good but predictable. Not the best eastwood film but worth watching if you're a fan.
  • fb1664868775
    March 29, 2012
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    Eastwood gives one of his best performances in this commentary on life and death.
  • fb1463751009
    March 10, 2012
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    Clint Eastwood is incredible. I love the way he has always shot his movies and the pacing... but wow, all the other actors are horrendous. They seem like they were hired from amateur acting groups. It really detracted the audience from the realism and the drama of the movie.
  • moonrivers
    February 27, 2012
    moonrivers
    Imagine a film with a 70's zeitgeist made today and you've got Eastwood's latest commentary on life in a changing America. The last hold out in a changing neighborhood reluctantly decides that the new kids on the block are American too, human, and so ... worth fighting for. The... read more inherent ideas carry this if not the execution and, of course, the grand old man himself.
  • axadntpron
    January 7, 2012
    axadntpron
    This is a joke right? Clint...come on. I see what you were going for but this film works only as a comedy. Any attempt to take this film seriously is quickly thwarted by the ridiculous and over the top dialogue delivered by an entourage of amateur actors.
  • fb791220692
    December 12, 2011
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    Eastwood himself does an unsurprisingly excellent job, especially considering that he has to singlehandedly carry the entire movie on his shoulders. The other main actors (Ahney Her and Bee Vang) are absolutely awful, and the dialogue is just as bad, with the exception of a handf... read moreul of well-timed humorous moments. In addition, the film is incredibly obvious and formulaic, thematically and plot-wise. Yet, despite all of these flaws, Eastwood's fierce role as the quintessential grumpy, racist old man makes Gran Torino worth watching.
  • fb701560354
    October 5, 2011
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    Eventhough it may be a little predictable and some of the supporting actors could use some acting lessons, Gran Torino is a funny, touching story with a great performance from Clint Eastwood.
  • fb729949618
    August 1, 2011
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    "Get off my lawn". Loved the message of this film. Loved to see Clint Eastwood be a hard head, then soften up and finally show some love. Good movie.
  • pier007
    July 18, 2011
    pier007
    Some have call it formulaic, predictable, sappy and over dramatic and I will not contradict them, but I had such a great time watching Eastwood doing his trademark gravely voice grumpy old man that I forgive him all the rest. If the old wise master of chiaroscuro buried his cowbo... read morey hat and pointed at the false myths and heroism of the west in "unforgiven", this time he clearly wanted to follow that same pattern with the macho cop-army man-dirty harry racist, neo fascist that he used to play in his prime years. Well done, old man, you'll always be the king of badass-es

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Critic Reviews

Christine Champ
May 6, 2011
Christine Champ, Film.com

Though the film feels like a requiem, Kowalski's heart is still defiantly beating. Full Review

Richard Roeper
February 8, 2009
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com

A brilliant commentary on a lot of earlier Clint Eastwood roles. Full Review

Jonathan F. Richards
January 24, 2009
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com

If Mt. Rushmore were to make a movie, it would probably look a lot like a Clint Eastwood movie. Full Review

Kenneth Turan
January 16, 2009
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

It is familiar, but only to a point. Suddenly, that point is past and much more serious questions come up, questions of responsibility, of vengeance, of the efficacy of blood for blood. Full Review

Peter Rainer
January 9, 2009
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

This is among his lesser recent movies, which doesn't diminish its likability. In fact, it's pleasing to see Eastwood working the middle of the emotional register for a change. Full Review

Colin Covert
January 9, 2009
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Eastwood's second film this year is a compelling study of anger and violence and the guilt and shame that shadow them. He has sat high in the saddle for decades, but rarely has he ridden so tall as in... Full Review

Amy Biancolli
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

John Monaghan
January 9, 2009
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

Ultimately, Gran Torino is not recommended for its moralizing or its scenery, but for Eastwood's compelling performance. Full Review

J. R. Jones
January 9, 2009
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

Like Woody Allen, Clint Eastwood has reached the point where his movies are better when he's not in them. Full Review

Roger Moore
January 7, 2009
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Gran Torino grinds through its gears in an efficient if generally graceless manner, with occasional blasts of violence interrupting a film that is content to be the cutest movie Clint's done since his... Full Review

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    • Thao: Hey that's bad for you
    • Walt Kowalski: Yeah, so is being in a gang, dipshit.
    • Walt Kowalski: Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn't have fucked with? That's me.
    • Father Janovich: Do you have a problem with me, Mr Kowalski?
    • Walt Kowalski: You dont wanna know..
    • Walt Kowalski: Yes, I do!
    • Walt Kowalski: You are an over educated 27 year old virgin who likes to hold hands with older ladies and promise them eternity.
    • Walt Kowalski: You are WRONG, Eggroll!
    • Walt Kowalski: I used to stack fucks likes you five feet high in Korea... use ya for sand bags.
    • Walt Kowalski: Get off my lawn!
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