This is undoubtedly the most overlooked film of the year. How this could virtually be left out of the Oscars is absolutely unfathomable. It is a much stronger film than Million Dollar Baby and yet that managed to win best picture. Clint Eastwood proves again that he is one of those rare talents that who is equally brilliant in front of and behind the camera. In what is perhaps his greatest performance, Clint creates the unforgettable Walt. The film is incredibly haunting. Clint manages to turn a rather ordinary story into an absolute tour de force that looks at our culture today, with an ending will make your heart stop. The song that plays at the, that was BY FAR the best song this year, is devastatingly beautiful and powerful. It is downright blasphemy that it was ignored at the Oscars.
Review of Gran Torino
