Release Date:   January 9, 2009                    Rating:  R - 5 STARS!

Genre:  Crime, Drama       Director:  Clint Eastwood   

Cast:  Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Ahney Her, Bee Vang, Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, Brian Howe, 
           and more.

Gran Torino is a film about two very different cultures colliding and all the fallout that surrounds this.  Friendships are forged between unlikely people and an understanding of each cultures way of life makes for a moving storyline.  I, along with the entire packed audience, was in laughter almost the entire movie.  

Clint Eastwood delivers an Oscar-worthy performance.  At 78, this could quite possibly be one of the best performances of his career. At the end of the movie everyone began to clap, which is rare in theaters.  I enjoyed this film and recommend it - not for the crude language but for the story it tells and for the transformation that takes place in the lives of these characters.


****WARNING:  There is crude language, violence, racism, and stereotypical comments, etc. ****