After the tumultuous trainwreck that was last year’s 15:17 To Paris, I’ll admit that I was somewhat hesitant to see what Clint Eastwood
had in store for his next feature. I mean, I’ve gone on record about how I
don’t exactly agree with his politics, but I’m still willing to admit that when
he has the right material, he can pull through with some genuinely moving
cinema. And with him teaming up again with writer Nick Schenk, the scribe for
one of Eastwood’s true classics with Gran Torino, and stepping back into the
lead role for the first time since that effort, this at least has the potential
to be a step back in the right direction. Well, as I’ll get into, this
definitely works… although I question some of the aspects it ends up aiming
for.
