This movie was a decent Clint Eastwood movie. Myself being a big fan of crime thrillers, the "thrilling" part does not score huge because you kind of see everything come before it happens. It is after seeing it that I realized it was not a thriller at all, and it is okay because it is not the intention of the director. This movie has some crime in it which is nice to see with the Mexican gangs and the cartel and drugs, but it is only a little side show from the main aspect of the movie.
To me, this movie is all about emotion and passion. Eastwood is a very old man (90 years-old) that has his ex-wife and daughter hating him for his absence over all of the important things in their lives. However, he falls in love with his granddaughter and does not want to mess up again. He then becomes a very rich man that even broke the record of the cartel for muling the biggest amount of cocaine. He becomes very charitable for his money and wants to redempt. Right after he gets threatened by the cartel to follow every single instruction to the letter or else he would get killed, his ex-wife is diagnosed with some sort of sickness and only has a few days left to live as she is sent home. After hesitating, he decides to stay with her until she dies, at the same time disobeying the cartel's instructions.
This movie is not a thriller. It is all about love, passion, redemption, kindness and is even pretty funny at times. A cute movie about a very serene old man enjoying life.
Acting was good, emotion was good, the plot was good also. However, there was nothing outstanding about it either. I would give it a 7.5, however I will round it down because an 8 is outstanding, and this one is only good to very good overall.
To me, this movie is all about emotion and passion. Eastwood is a very old man (90 years-old) that has his ex-wife and daughter hating him for his absence over all of the important things in their lives. However, he falls in love with his granddaughter and does not want to mess up again. He then becomes a very rich man that even broke the record of the cartel for muling the biggest amount of cocaine. He becomes very charitable for his money and wants to redempt. Right after he gets threatened by the cartel to follow every single instruction to the letter or else he would get killed, his ex-wife is diagnosed with some sort of sickness and only has a few days left to live as she is sent home. After hesitating, he decides to stay with her until she dies, at the same time disobeying the cartel's instructions.
This movie is not a thriller. It is all about love, passion, redemption, kindness and is even pretty funny at times. A cute movie about a very serene old man enjoying life.
Acting was good, emotion was good, the plot was good also. However, there was nothing outstanding about it either. I would give it a 7.5, however I will round it down because an 8 is outstanding, and this one is only good to very good overall.