Gran Torino

2008 "Ever come across somebody you shouldn't have f#cked with?"
8.1| 1h56m| R| en
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Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.

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GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews
Megamind To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.
Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
raraha This movie is about a man who commutes a sin before and a kid whose life has just begun. Walt decides to protect the kid even if it costs his life. I like the description of the time course of the friendship between Walt and Thao.
ellybendi I'm not a fan of westerns, nor have I watched any other Clint Eastwood films so I came to this one with an unbiased mind.Our protagonist (or should that be antagonist?) is not the most likeable fellow. His constant racist/offensive comments are more comical than malicious but I certainly wouldn't recommend this film if you are easily offended (like the reviewers must have been that scored this film anything less than 8!).This film is so well-made, well-paced and there are some life lessons along the way. Not your typical revenge film but definitely has that feel by the end. It reminds me of 187, which is an extremely underrated film starring Samuel L Jackson. If you like that film, you will love this I'm sure.I laughed, cried and reflected a lot. Give it a try, you won't regret it.
Dave Stangeman In summary, the film is about a racist war veteran (Walt) who is somehow also the moral compass of the film, despite being a racist. We are ostensibly to accept that this is okay and that he's great because he is old, a war vet, and played by Clint Eastwood. Okay. The film also attempts (clumsily) to make Eastwood's horrible character more sympathetic by making the primary Vietnamese character a thief. I don't find any of this to be particularly great--or realistic--storytelling as others have said. I will say that I like the destination/message of the film--which I do think was well-intentioned--but I hated the path it took to get there. A more realistic story about these themes would have been, "the world becomes a better place because racist Walt died in Korea."
kerimakdogankp Get off his lawn, and if it is the living legend, four Oscar winner Clint Eastwood, you better do. I can't tell you how much I admire to the Clint Eastwood. He is a real living legend. Great actor and great director, and this film proofs both. He played so good, with his talking style, walking and spitting. He directed really good as well. Not much of a action but the story is really good that you won't get bored a second. At the moment I feel like I have to thank to this great man. Overall, I strongly suggest you to watch this film, if you didn't watch yet. You'll also be regret like me that you didn't watch till now.