Right Truth: Gran Torino

January 14, 2009

Gran Torino

My sweet hubby took me out to dinner and a movie last night. We saw Gran Torino with Clint Eastwood. What a great movie! Eastwood outdoes himself in this movie. Gran Torino is not billed as a comedy by any means, but we found ourselves laughing from beginning to end. Gran Torino is a story of humanity, a story of the things we do in this life to protect our country, to protect our families and even to protect those we barely know.

Gran Tornio is about good vs evil, about life vs death. It's about the old learning from the young, and the young learning from the old. It's about standing up for what's right.

Clint Eastwood calls upon all the past characters he has played in previous movies and TV shows. He's tough, he's vulnerable, he knows how to love, and he believes in personal responsibility. This movie is also about families, how we uplift each other and how we disappoint. This movie is about God, church, faith ...

You will not be disappointed.

Warning: If you don't want to hear any curse words, then don't go see this movie. The movie would not be what it is if Eastwood used words like "golly gee" and "gosh darn-it". Rated "R" for language and some violence.

Debbie on January 14, 2009 at 09:47 AM in Film | Permalink

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Comments

She's right friends. This is a great movie, one of the best I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of movies.

Clint has outdone himself.

Posted by: Grouch at Right Truth | January 14, 2009 at 09:58 AM

the mister and i are theater phobic so will definitely see this on dvd as SOON as it comes out - we've been enjoying some of his movies lately.

Posted by: nanc | January 14, 2009 at 11:13 AM

I saw it over Christmas break. I very moving film, and yes, quite humorous. I don't know how effected the ending of the movie will be for the protagonists of the story, but it was pure Eastwood.

Posted by: Americaneocon | January 14, 2009 at 12:31 PM

I could use dinner and a movie too!

Posted by: Angel | January 14, 2009 at 03:08 PM

o.t. news alert, debbie:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/1317583,CST-NWS-mitch07.article

Posted by: nanc | January 14, 2009 at 03:23 PM

Eastwood really has no peers in this genre. He is one of a kind, and a damned fine and entertaining one of a kind. I'll see it ;)

Posted by: Skunkfeathers | January 14, 2009 at 05:45 PM

Clint Eastwood used his outward crankiness to come across as tough and yet also heroic at the same time, well done i'd say

Posted by: coffee | January 16, 2009 at 02:36 PM

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