Gran Torino

A racist Korean War veteran living in a crime-ridden Detroit neighborhood is forced to confront his own lingering prejudice when a troubled Hmong teen from his neighborhood attempts to steal his prized Gran Torino. Decades after the Korean War has ended, ageing veteran Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) ...more

Make no mistake about it: controversy will surround Gran Torino. However, that shouldn't matter much because this film is triumphant for Clint Eastwood’s presence. Gran Torino isn't about racism, revenge, or even regret. It's about second chances and what people choose to do (or not do) with them. It's about the second chance to be a father. It's about the second chance to be a friend. It's about the second chance to live. Eastwood plays Walt Kowalski, a retired widower who wants nothing more ...more

The first time we see Walt Kowalski, Clint Eastwood's character in Gran Torino, he looks like he's about to explode -- literally -- as in spontaneously combust. Standing at his wife's funeral and growling to himself as his family files in, he looks as if he could go nuclear at any given second, like he might take off sprinting through the pews, snapping as many necks as possible in a grim attempt to ensure that his recently deceased wife isn't lonely in the afterlife. The impression that his ...more