The story centres on Walt Kowalski, a war veteran who has just lost his wife. He lives in a neighbourhood in Michigan, mostly occupied by asians. His relationships with his relatives aren't the best, and the patriotism and prejudice he holds against anyone not caucasian isolates him from the community. That is until his next door neighbours befriend him, and he saves Thao, a Hmong teenager, from joining his cousins gang. They form a unique friendship, along with Sue, Thao's sister. But as Thao's cousins gang become more violent, Walt realises he has to do something to save his friends.
This was a great film, I loved Clint Eastwood as Walt. He was grumpy, angry, yet he became endearing, and funny. His relationship with Thao was like father and son, which was strange since he wasn't even close to his own family. He would call his neighbours every rascist word he could think of and they don't even bat an eyelid. This was the last film Clint Eastwood said he would act in, and he gave a fine performance.
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