Gran Torino 5

Most might place this film underneath the high standards of Unforgiven, MDB, and Outlaw Josey Wales- but if you watch it a second time there are spectacular details. The wobbly washer, the tools, and the thing that most critics miss- everyone seems to want something from Walt.

The critics have reviewed this film (and Walt) as a "mean old man" with something to give but they strangely do not mention how everyone in Walt's universe seems to be interested in taking something from him or having him conveniently out of the picture. This was a more complex picture about generation gaps than I thought.

It's time to put Eastwood where he belongs- up there with some of the best American directors. Gran Torino is a damn good film.