Sounds like it's as deep and insightful as Crash.
And so when I tell you that Gran Torino is one of the most offensive films this year, I'm of course referring to the saltiness of its dialogue. But only in part. Because as odious and indefensible as Walt’s vernacular is on its own, the most repulsive thing about Gran Torino is its structure, which is thin, repetitive, amateurish and, oh yeah, entirely hypocritical ...
But in the meantime Gran Torino teaches us some other things. It teaches us that slurs are okay, even if you mean them, so long as you’re charming. It teaches us that the Hmong might be good people, but that if they want to get anything done (fix appliances, clean up a yard, end a gang war) they need whitey to help. And it teaches us that Clint Eastwood can get away with bloody well anything.
Well no wonder whitey likes its so much (big box office numbers for this one). I lost interest when I first saw the preview and couldn't stop thinking of Dana Carvey's Grumpy Old Man.
Posted by armand at January 13, 2009 12:54 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Movies