GRAN TORINO

Overall Impression – Despite the evidence, Eastwood never gets old. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Walt Kowalski. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: save his Hmong neighbors from the local gang.  Personal: teach Thao to be a man.  Private: find a reason to keep living after his wife’s death. Who’s trying… Continue reading GRAN TORINO

YES MAN

Overall Impression – Fun, but it felt like something was missing. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Carl Allen. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: become a ‘Yes Man’.  Personal: win over Allison.  Private: not spend his life alone. Who’s trying to stop him? – Minor obstacles along the way… mostly his… Continue reading YES MAN

EAGLE EYE

Overall Impression – I don’t care what anyone thinks… I enjoyed it! Solid Spielbergian fun. ‘Nuff said. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? Jerry Shaw What’s he trying to accomplish? Professional: Stop ARIA, the AI defense mainframe. Personal: win over Rachel. Private: Find out why his twin brother was killed and prove to himself… Continue reading EAGLE EYE