Gran Torino

The dialogue and acting is laugh out loud bad, mainly because the Hmong(sp?) actors are ridiculous. It's a pretty terrible movie, and probably the first one where I started to think Eastwood was seriously overrated as director. frick the downvotes.

This movie reinforced my thought that you insult your friends harsher than anyone because you love them.

I think it's a decent to pretty good example of the "grouchy curmudgeon with a heart of gold helps neighbors, dispenses oldster wisdom, and is rejuvenated " storyline. Maybe a touch better than St. Vincent. I was always kind of partial to Secondhand Lions which is almost in that genre.

Came across a book that my wife read for her book club titled A Man Called Ove which is a pretty good read and which I think they made a movie of. I haven't seen the movie though. I think it's Swedish.