"Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) has just lost his wife and his children want him to move out of the old neighborhood and move into a senior citizens' home. Walt doesn't want to move even though more Asian people live in his Detroit neighborhood than Americans. Walt has a problem with Asians ever since he fought them in the Korean War. This prejudice explodes when Thao, the teenage son of the Hmong family next door, tries to steal his mint condition 1972 Grand Torino car. Thao (played by Bee Vang) was pressured by an Asian gang to steal the car as an initiation rite. To regain the family's honor, Thao is forced to work for Walt. Walt begins to protect Thao from the gangs and soon he becomes a target."
Well I got to say this movie was not one of the best he's done, it was funny but I wouldn't pay a cent to watch it at the theatre. "Zipperheads"...I never heard that one before...was one of the racial slurs Walt uses to describe his neighbour, so as you could tell it's all about old school mentality. I personally didn't like the acting of Bee Vang "Thao" or his sister "Sue Lor" played by Ahney Her, and the priest...don't even get me started...have you ever heard of acting school??? it had a very "All in the Family", "the Jeffersons" type script between the neighbors but the ending was very surprising. I'll leave it up to you to find that out.
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