Gran Torino

Elliot Goldman -- Fri, 12/26/2008 - 13:04

Saw this Christmas day, what else would you expect from a good Jewish boy!
I love Clint eastwood and this film is funny, full of emotion and moving.

Elliot Goldman -- Fri, 12/26/2008 - 13:05

Comments?

Jonathan Valin -- Sat, 12/27/2008 - 02:25

Hasn't opened in this backwater of a town yet. But I'll see it when it does.

Elliot Goldman -- Sat, 12/27/2008 - 09:32

Are you an eastwood fan?

llad -- Sat, 12/27/2008 - 17:39

Elliot,

I saw it a month ago at the DGA in Hollywood. Afterward Eastwood discussed the film. When he walked on stage he received a standing ovation from the all industry crowd.

It's a memorable performance by Eastwood, and he's hinted that it may be his last on screen role. The direction is tight and economical, as is all of Eastwood's work as a director. It's very funny, if not uncomfortably so, to hear some of the lines that come out of his character's mouth. In it's entirety, the film can almost be looked at as the redemption of Dirty Harry.

One of the impressive things in this film is the performance that Eastwood got out of the non-professionals in the cast.

Larry Lerner
1st Assistant Director DGA

Cemil Gandur -- Mon, 12/29/2008 - 05:20

Any good jazz in the movie ? Eastwood has usually great jazz in his movies.