Gran Torino (2008)

Best Avoided

USA/Germany
Feature Film
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Nick Schenk, Dave Johannson, Nick Schenk
Cinematographer: Tom Stern
Composers: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Christopher Carley, Doua Moua

For those that think that violent death can be redemptive and noble, this may well be a film to enjoy, but for the rest of us, this sentimental, uneven work – part Hmong cultural lecture, part unconvincing gangland drama, part culture clash comedy – is at best mildly diverting and at worst offensive and repugnant. Iain.Stott