Gran Torino

Movie Info

Directed by: Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven)
Written by: Nick Schenk & Dave Johannson (screenplay)
Starring: Clint Eastwood (Dirty Harry series, The Good, The Bad, The Ugly), Bee Vang (feature film debut)
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R - for language throughout, and some violence
Runtime: 116 minutes

Reviews

RottenTomatoes Score: 81% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 79/100
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
My Response: This is hard film for me to pin down. I love Eastwood, and his work as a director is always phenomenal, but this film just doesn't seem to look all that great to me. But there is still plenty of buzz out there, mainly focusing on Gran Torino's Oscar run (due to Eastwood's pedigree). But I will tell you this: Clint, despite his age, is still the man. I'd be afraid to run into any of his characters on the street, including this one.

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Changeling

Movie Info

Directed by: Clint Eastwood (Flags of Our Fathers, Million Dollar Baby)
Written by: J. Michael Straczynski (screenplay)
Starring: Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted, Wanted), John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich, Burn After Reading), Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone, Dan in Real Life)
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R - for some violent and disturbing content, and language
Runtime: 140 minutes

Reviews

RottenTomatoes Score: 51% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 65/100
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
My Response: This film is looks to be the best movie to come out in weeks. Clint Eastwood has been on a directing hot streak (Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, Flags of Our Fathers, Letters From Iwo Jima) and Changeling seems to be in the same vein of great story telling. It's been awhile since Angelina Jolie has had a chance to show her true acting skills, but when she's playing a challenging role, she delivers. It's been impossible to read anything about this film and not see the word "Oscar" pop up, so this is definitely a movie to see.

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