Jeff and I went to the 4:05 showing of Gran Torino yesterday. I had heard, although there is alot of cussing, the story itself is very good. Clint Eastwood produced, directed and stars in it so you can guess the rating: R. The R was most likely for language and some moments when a girl was being harassed by a gang - they were making crude gestures. But - no nudity, no sex. Just the language. The language is there because it's how the characters really talk, it's part of who the person is - it's not gratuitous cussing. Now on to the movie.
So as not to give too much away I'll say this about it: it is a heart-warming story of an old, racist, beer-drinking, recent widower whose neighborhood is being overrun by Hmong's and blacks. Coming out of WWII, he has no respect at all for any Asian, and is not reluctant to share his prejudices. The movie takes you through events where he ends up protecting the very people he can't stand, the Hmongs. What is so refreshing to me is they show a Christian (Catholic Priest) as a noble, strong, good person (not a wimp or liberal), and they show immigrants as real people with some of them being good and some being evil (just like it is with Caucasians). My few comments cannot communicate how good it really is. All I can say is, go - and take Kleenex.
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