Gran Torino
Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.
30 March 1961, Newark, New Jersey, USA
7 February 1987, Thailand
11 December 1980
7 April 1934, USA
20 June 1986, Tampa, Florida, USA
12 February 1963, Seattle, Washington, USA
20 November 1965, Detroit, Michigan, USA
August 16, 2011
Twenty minutes in, we know Walt is eventually going to give the car to the kid. The only question is how.
March 14, 2011
This would be a fitting conclusion to a long and illustrious career.
July 07, 2010
Gran Torino is not Eastwood's best film as director or actor but it perfectly encapsulates his onscreen persona and his brilliant directorial career.
June 22, 2013
This is another Eastwood's deconstruction of his career, and it doesn't give anything else in the movie any room to breathe.
January 24, 2009
If Mt. Rushmore were to make a movie, it would probably look a lot like a Clint Eastwood movie.
October 21, 2014
[Its] problems cannot be ignored.
January 16, 2009
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.
February 19, 2009
The comedy-drama on release is actually a rather wise, insightful exploration of family and friendship, violence and vengeance.
September 28, 2011
Covers a lot of ground as it rolls: religion, the toll of war, mortality, what it means to be a man.
February 08, 2009
A brilliant commentary on a lot of earlier Clint Eastwood roles.
January 09, 2009
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.
May 06, 2011
Though the film feels like a requiem, Kowalski's heart is still defiantly beating.
