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Notes: Since Iām a huge movie buff, I watch all kinds of movies and Iām particularly interested in Classics. However, to be honest, in my opinion, there are two kinds of classics, some of them which remain untouched by time , and which will always be great and amazing like āCitizen Kaneā , āMā, ā Rashomonā or āA bout de souffleā and the other sort which are still very well regarded but which seems rather dated like āBreakfast at Tiffanyāsā , āThe Wizard of Ozā or āGone with the Windā (Of course, it all depends what your taste is. You might find those movies still amazing and much better than the ones I mentioned before). Anyway, in my opinion, this movie belongs to the second category. I mean, it is a decent comedy with 3 amazing actors (Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart) and the whole thing was rather fun but also terribly fluffy and I really had a hard time to care about the story. Iāll give you that it was much better than all those inane romantic-comedies you get nowadays but I canāt say I was really blown away by this flick. You could argue that the whole fluffiness is inherent to the genre but I donāt agree, a comedy always has to be funny but I donāt think it has to be shallow, at least, thatās my opinion.
Cast : Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Taissa Farmiga, Michael PeƱa, Laurence Fishburne
What was it about?
A 90-year-old horticulturist and WWII veteran is caught transporting $3 million worth of cocaine through Michigan for a Mexican drug cartel.
My two cents:
Following the truly dreadful āThe 15:17 to Parisā, easily his weakest directing effort so far, Clint Eastwood didnāt waste time and released this movie the very same year. Since it had received some solid reviews, I was quite eager to check it out and see if the guy managed to redeem himself somehow. Well, eventually, even though it was indeed miles better than āThe 15:17 to Parisā, it was only a decent watch though. I mean, it was a strong story but I was missing some tension, some suspense. For example, it was refreshing that the main character would get along fine with all these cartel gangsters but this approach did have its drawbacks. Indeed, not only it turned the whole thing unintentionally into a pro-drug trafficking commercial (seriously, if you would believe this movie, to be a drug mule is actually a pretty easy job, with some nice colleagues and lots of easy cash) but it also created a lack of a real threat through the whole thing. However, it was a great character for Eastwood who really nailed it and, as usual, you might wonder if it will be his last acting job. On top of that, you might wonder if there was something autobiographical about this story as Eastwood has fathered at least 8 children with 6 different women and probably neglected most of them while becoming one of the most famous actor and director that ever lived.
My rating: 6/10
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