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Clint Eastwood stars as a racist retired autoworker who befriends his Hmong neighbors in this drama directed by Eastwood. Ebert praises Eastwood's performance and the film's themes of tolerance and humanity.
Retired auto worker and Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) fills emptiness in his life with beer and home repair, despising the many Asian, Latino and black families in his neighborhood.
Dec 4, 2008 · In “Gran Torino,” Clint Eastwood plays a retired auto worker in Michigan who could literally stand in for his iconic character a quarter of a century later.
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review. Gran Torino is a nuanced picture with incredible heart, humor, and melodramatic themes of acceptance and...
The film is surprisingly humorous, something that isn't being captured well enough in advertising. It's absolutely hilarious at times (watch as Kowalski attempts to make a man out of Thao by teaching him how to talk like men do), and Eastwood handles the shifts in tone brilliantly.
Read the Empire Movie review of Gran Torino. Simply terrific, enormously watchable and an absolute must for all Eastwood fans.
Jan 9, 2009 · Gran Torino: Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her. After a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.
