
Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor Thao Lor (Bee Vang), a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal... (Full plot summary below)
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Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor Thao Lor (Bee Vang), a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.
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| Entertainment SpectrumKeith CohenBe sure to have tissues handy for an ending that is guaranteed to elicit sympathetic tears. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittClint Eastwood...gives the hammiest performance of his career. |
| Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)Greg Maki... Starts as one thing, then becomes something else entirely. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn extraordinary spiritual movie about an angry, lonely, bigoted old man whose his heart softened through his relationships with members of a Hmong immigrant family who live next door. |
| SSG SyndicateSusan GrangerWho would have thought that Dirty Harry would become not only one of Hollywood's most respected filmmakers but also one of its most compassionate humanists? At 78, Eastwood still commands the screen. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineEastwood directs and acts with remarkable restraint, skilfully getting far beneath the surface |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealJust like Walt's Gran Torino, Eastwood's engine is still purring as well as it did in '72. |
| ScreenRantVic HoltremanIt's really very simple: If you're a Clint Eastwood fan going way back, you're going to LOVE Gran Torino. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)Clint Eastwood...gives the hammiest performance of his career. |
| Fresno BeeDonald MunroSwirls with a textured and tangled complexity that results in a series of intimate, emotional and jaw-dropping moments in cinema. |