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'Dirty Harry' Is Retired And Living In Detroit

By Marc Sakol

Here's the low-down on some recently released movies.


Gran Torino
Starring Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Geraldine Hughes, Dreama Walker. Directed by Clint Eastwood.


Dirty Harry is back. At least, that's how Gran Torino looks to me with the familiar mix of action, black humor and some "thought-provoking" moments.

It's never a question of whether Eastwood is going to deliver in a movie -- he almost always brings his A-game. Now one of Hollywood's elder statesman, he's one of its best actors and directors.

It's clear that in Gran Torino, Eastwood borrowed some ideas from Million Dollar Baby. Here, his character Walt is a leering loner surrounded by strangers who threaten his comfort zone and his racial stereotypes. It's a character that Eastwood inhabits effortlessly, so I won't complain. Yet Torino doesn't live up to Eastwood's epic dramas of the last few years, despite its surprising end twists.

Summary: Worth $15 for a ticket and popcorn on a Saturday night, but don't expect Clint to keep Oscar company next year.

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Marc Sakol understands the kindness in strangers, which is why he abandons hope of actually getting to know people. He spends his time falling head first into video games, watching every movie ever made and writing for his blog Sarcasm Not Included.