Gran Torino is, from what I have heard, one of his last movies Clint Eastwood will act in. The man is 79 years old and he is showing it but he plays the grumpy old guy who lives next door to a T. I like almost everything about this movie. It has frustrating parts where you just want to beat a Buki, parts that are hilarious and get you laughing, parts that are sad and put a tear in your eye and parts that are just kick ass. Eastwood does it all by directing and staring.
(Minor Spoilers)
I won't give too much away and if you have seen the premise, you pretty much know the story. Clint Eastwood is the last openly racist who lives in his neighborhood full of migrants from other countries. A Hmong family moves in next door and things start heating up. Soon though, Eastwood finds that he likes this family more than his own. Eastwood takes on the task of teaching the younger Stuboy Hmong boy (and he does act like Stuboy too in some ways) how to not be a pussy and how to talk with girls. The young Stuboy comes to like the old man. There are also two good looking Hmong girls in this movie. You know how I have been a victim of the Asian Persuasion. Anyway, this is kind of like a modern western set in suburbia Michigan.
Like I said earlier, this is a good story and quite original. I don't know why my Wa thought this was like About Schmidt except that Clint is old and crotchety. It will be a sad day when this legend goes. The audience, like my woman and I, really got into this movie and we enjoyed ourselves which is what most movies should do. I give this movie 4.65 stars, definitely one of the better movies I have seen from 2008 and this will be toward the top of the list. I highly recommend this to Stuboy and even Leeroy Turtlehead. I think you might like this movie Leeroy and you should see it.

Clint: "Alright young Hmong Stuboy kid. Use this tape measurer to measure your shlong every night. When you reach 11 inches, you will be considered a man.
Hmong Stuboy Kid: "Hea....Kang Kang...Milo....who farted?"
Clint: "You want to act like a BABY? I'LL TREAT YOU LIKE A BABY"