Clint Overdrive

Having recently seen two directed (one acted) Clint Eastwood films, I decided to review them in the same post. Let's begin with:

"Changeling"

A true story about the struggle of a woman who claims that the boy the police found is not her long lost son.

Angelina Jolie delivers one of the best female performances of her career playing a role for some time now: the role of a mother, and I think that some of that "motherness" from real life contributed to this iconic role.
The beautiful cinematography and costume design teleport us to the 20's and 30's, with an amazing cast, Changeling delivers an emotional film, not for the faint of heart.

"Gran Torino"

Clint Eatwood directs and stars in a drama where he plays a Korean War vet that befriends with a family of Hmong people, and comes to love them more than his own family.

Now, we all know that Clint has 79 years old (well you should!), but that does not stop him from making some of the finest motion pictures in the business and Gran Torino is the proof.
Eastwood delivers an amazing performance as an old man that takes two Hmong teenagers under his wing and protects them from the violent neigbourhood gang. I all begins with Thao trying to steal Clint's most prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.

A classic Clint Eastewood film, it should have been nominated to a couple of oscars, unfortunatly the Academy things differently.

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