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RTSDaddy2:
It's real simple...  BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR.  See it, enjoy it, share it.  It's marvelous.  Eastwood proves again why at his age he's still a top draw....and there are a bunch of young guys out there acting now that wish they were HALF the actor he is.

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somunny:
I agree that the movie was excellent but, aside from Eastwood, the acting was spotty at best (uncomfortably bad at times, even).  Bottom line - go see Clint's swan song.  It's great.

AtomSmasher:
Everytime I hear about this movie it makes me think of this re-edited version of the trailer

Clint Eastwood in The Growler
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/8c13a8882a/clint-eastwood-in-the-growler-from-trailermash

hypernova:
So I'm not the only one who noticed that's all he does in the previews.

SavannahLion:
My GF and I saw it tonight as a double feature with Seven Pounds.

Eastwood himself is really good in this movie, I see hints of what made Eastwood Eastwood. A small touch of Dirty Harry in there. I was surprised when I realized just how old he is now.

The rest of the actors... well... the worst has to be that damn preacher. There's a scene where he's trying to convince Eastwood's character to go to confession (one of many) and they're talking about life and death. The whole time, you can tell that idiot had no idea what to do with his hands so they're just swinging by his sides or stuffed in his pockets. It wasn't a very natural pose for that kind of scene. The bar scene could've been reworked.

The rest of the supporting cast was just as spotty. A really odd scene in the basement between a girl and Eastwood. There were a couple of time hiccups. And I counted at least one continuity break.

About half way through the movie, I think their budget ran kind of short because the translations for the Hmong stopped. They missed out on a pretty good source for deepening the storyline by cutting that off like that.

Really the best thing about this movie is Eastwood himself. Anything dealing with the supporting cast is kind of spotty.

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