Description Hardworking Oscar winner Clint Eastwood releases his second film in 2008 (after THE CHANGELING) with this drama. Eastwood also stars as Walt Kowalski, an older man and retired Korean War hero who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his neighbourhood and the world around him. However, when he catches a local kid trying to steal his prized car—the Gran Torino of the title—as part of a gang initiation, Walt overcomes his bigoted outlook and decides to put the boy on the right path.
| Credits | | Producer: | Bill Gerber, Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz |
Editorial Reviews A must see The Sun (05/18/2009)
These spectral figures, totems of masculinity and mementos from a heroic cinematic age, are what make this unassuming film small in scale if not in the scope of its ideas -- more than just a vendetta flick New York Times (12/19/2008)
The actor-director's second release of the season is his most stripped-down, unadorned picture in many a year Variety (12/19/2008)
A magnificent Clint performance Daily Express (05/18/2009)
Utterly unmissable Daily Star (05/18/2009)
A monumentally great film News Of The World (05/18/2009)
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