Clint Eastwood long ago proved he is a great director, and even longer ago established himself as a great movie star. The question of whether he is a great actor has taken much longer to be answered. I would have said he proved himself as long ago as 1992's "Unforgiven", but some may have been unconvinced. 17 years later, the question is definitively answered.
With none of the egotism of a traditional star, he plays a flawed and unlikeable man of his own age--78 at the time of filming. I believe in this character, while muttering that of course I don't agree with his prejudices--whether or not this is true. The ending reinforces the seriousness of Mr. Eastwood as a filmmaker, providing realism and honest sentiment rather than pyrotechnics and sentimentality.
This is a great film which I cannot imagine being made by any other director or star. |
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