Gran Torino (DVD) Reviews

This is a film only review. Gran Torino is a film that made me both laugh and cry in the space of its 116 minutes. I had high hopes for it as it was directed and produced by Clint Eastwood who also starred in the film; I expected his cool guy toughness - and was not disappointed. Eastwood is an iconic actor turned later film producer ...  Read the complete review

The opening scene of the movie shows a funeral taking place. The deceased is the wife of Walt Kowalski, played by Clint Eastwood. Walt is a rather grumpy old man, and his two sons and their families have little respect or time for him. Walt's out-spoken racist views makes him unpopular too with his neighbours who are mostly Hmong ...  Read the complete review

Everyone has at least one friend with a racist grandparent. They'll scream and shout about how the blacks are moving in next door or bitch about the indians down the street. They're not out there actively in BNP hate demonstrations, but they're not above dropping the occasional social racial slur. Many people tend to excuse racism ...  Read the complete review

After seeing the trailers for this film then I knew it was on both me and hubby would want to get but being a bit of a tight wad I would not pay full price for it and so waited for the price to drop considerably! The film is centred around the original grumpy old man, Walt Kowalski who is a retired autoworker and also served his ...  Read the complete review

I enjoy a good film and have seen a few with Eastwood in my favorite being Heartbreak Ridge. I cannot say im a huge fan because i do not rush to buy his films but i do enjoy the ones i have seen. My first impression on seeing a preview of the film was it would be a 'Sunday afternoon film' that my parents would enjoy. How wrong was I? The film ...  Read the complete review

In what is apparently to be his last film as actor, Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino confirms that, as writer/director, he still has everything it takes to craft compelling, engaging, thought-provoking cinema. A sort-of companion piece to his masterpiece, Unforgiven, Gran Torino is to the Dirty Harry crime thrillers Eastwood starred in ...  Read the complete review

Walt Kowalski is a disgruntled Korean War veteran, and everybody around him knows it. He isn't particularly close with his 2 sons and their families, can't stand the young priest who insists on keeping an eye on him, and is completely and utterly rude to the Korean family who live next door to him. But when the Hmong family are targeted by some ...  Read the complete review

Please note this is a review of the film as I saw it at the cinema so therefore doesn't take account of any special features or extras that may be contained on the DVD. Starring the legend that is Clint Eastwood putting in one of the best acting performances of his career, Gran Torino has got to be seen! Clint Eastwood plays ...  Read the complete review

I watched Gran Torino with no preconceptions: I had not seen a trailer, I had not read a review - all I knew was that Clint Eastwood was both director and lead. If I had thought about it, I would have looked back to Eastwood's violent acting history - Dirty Harry, A Fistful of Dollars, The Gauntlet - and assumed that this was a story of anger and ...  Read the complete review

Clint Eastwood stars from both sides of the camera in this beautiful thought provoking film. This is another film I've been very eager to watch due to it's positive reviews, and interesting trailer. I have also enjoyed every Clint Eastwood directed film so far. Once again he has produced and directed a superb film. I must add that I've recently ...  Read the complete review

If you are going to buy any DVD this year, I would suggest you buy this one... I accidently watched this one thursday afternoon at the cinema after going for a meal over the road, there was nothing other than this for 2 hours. In all honesty I thought it was going to be another old man acting like a 20 year old action hero and saving ...  Read the complete review

This is a great film and is a must see. I would urge you to give watching it a try even if it isn't the sort of film you may normally watch as in my opinion you will be very pleasantly suprised by it. Clint Eastwood is obviously the shining star in this film and his direction and acting is unbelievable in this film. I would go as far as ...  Read the complete review

Clint Eastwood is clearly having a whale of a time as a growling, scowling, bigoted, racist old widower in suburban Detroit. Everything gets his goat, from his own grandchildren to the growing immigrant communities where he lives, & with the US flag flying from the porch of his immaculate house he's convinced the neighbourhood is going ...  Read the complete review

I have to say, despite the not so enchanting ending, this film was brilliant. It was raw, edgy, and everything you'd want from a Clint Eastwood film. His character reminded me, undeniably, of my late Grandfather who was as cynical, as racist, but also as warm hearted as Clint Eastwood in this film. Eastwood plays, Walt Kowalski, an ex ...  Read the complete review

I hadnt really heard of this film but I thought I would give it a go. I did not really know what to expect and am not really into thrillers. Having said that I thought it was really good and again had a great story to it and a great ending. Clint Eastwood plays the role well. The story is about a war veteran (played by Clint Eastwood) who has lost ...  Read the complete review

well this film stars one of the best actors ever so lets face it, every one knows that alot is going to be expected of this film anyway. When i first started watching this film i wondered how excatly this film would work i mean im not into cars and when the film title is his car i didnt really know what to expect, i found the start interesting and ...  Read the complete review

Normally if someone was to say to me "Clint Eastwood" and "Gang" my answer would be a simple "no." However these are not normal times as films that I expect to enjoy are tending to disappoint me, while films that I don't expect to be up to much break all my expectations. This was the case with Gran Torino which was ...  Read the complete review

My husband loves clint eastwood and convinced me to watch this movie with him. I didn't really want to watch it as i didn't find the trailer entertaining. I was really surprised, i love action films and horrors but this was neither. The story line was totally engrossing and i found myself feeling envolved in the movie from the start, clint ...  Read the complete review

Gran Torino is an all out American triumph. With the recent renaissance of contemporary western style productions such as 3:10 to Yuma and There Will Be Blood, it is outstanding to see an aging legend of the genre approach something entirely different and deliver on so many levels. With Clint Eastwood starring in, as well as directing, ...  Read the complete review

Walt Kowalski (Eastwood) is a grumpy widower and Korean War veteran desperately trying to old on to his old fashioned values despite the changes in his Detroit neighbourhood and the world in general. Embittered by his experiences in Korea, Kowalski is a prejudiced, unhappy old man, who can't get along with his two sons or his neighbours. Matters ...  Read the complete review