An average movie

Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since I have always been a fan of Clint Eastwood’s directing work, I was really eager to check this flick. Basically, it is one of his more commercial and more accessible movies and it was quite entertaining but nothing mind-blowing whatsoever. The thematic is actually similar to ‘Full Metal Jacket’ (which would be released a year later as a matter of fact). However, even though Eastwood is a very good director, he is still doesn’t play in the same league as Kubrick, that’s for sure. I mean, if you put those 2 movies together, it is pretty obvious. All right, it might be unfair since this flick is obviously a weaker effort, at least compared to his better movies, but still. However, I was still rather entertained by this movie. Indeed, Eastwood keeps toying with the fact that he is actually too old to play those kind of characters but he still convinces us that he is one bad-ass SOB, tough as nail and quite able to beat up any guy half his age without breaking a sweat. Eventually, this convoluted character was quite interesting but I didn’t care much for the rest of story which was rather pedestrian. To conclude, even though it is a minor effort, I still think it is worth a look though, especially if you are interested in Clint Eastwood’s work.

6/10