Made from both sides of the camera by the legendary Clint Eastwood (“Bird”, “The Outlaw Josey Wales”), “Gran Torino” proves to be a special film that tackles lot of serious issues while still making us laugh at times thus making it one of Eastwood’s successful efforts at filmmaking.

In “Gran Torino”, after losing his wife, a stubborn and racist war veteran named Walt Kowalski (Eastwood) has nothing left in his life but his prize possession: a 1972 Gran Torino. When he gets past his prejudiced view, he bonds with his Asian neighbours and attempts to reform one of them after they try but fail to steal his Gran Torino.

Clint Eastwood is absolutely brilliant in “Gran Torino”. He starts off with this disgruntled look on his face that never truly leaves him. He has a good reason to have this look as his children and grandchildren are hardly the nicest people. It’s great to see him break through the barrier of predigest and become more open to other people as the film progresses. Also he doesn’t just overcome the barrier of racism but he gets more involved with a persistent priest as well. None of the other cast members come close to matching Eastwood’s memorable and enjoyable performance.

“Gran Torino” is a wonderful movie that addresses racism, age, being materialistic and gang violence while still adding the right amount of humour to make it a truly great experience. Although the film is far from being perfect I was just so appreciative of the fact that Clint Eastwood has picked a fitting picture for his age as although he’s characters don’t like to admit they’re old guys, Eastwood himself is more than aware of that. “Gran Torino” is another one of Eastwood’s achievements that if you’re a fan of his work you should definitely check out.