Female Film Critics 24/375
Clint Eastwood has directed and starred in some very good films. His latest, Cry Macho, is unfortunately not one of them. While it is impressive to see a ninety-one-year-old Eastwood still sufficiently robust to direct and anchor a production with his character, Mike Milo, in almost every scene, the script is disappointing and downright insulting in too many instances.
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At 91, Clint Eastwood is still throwing punches, riding horses and directing movies. Amazing! In this contemporary Western, set in 1980, Eastwood plays Mike Milo, a former horse trainer/rodeo rider, on a mission to cross the Rio Grande, rescue and kidnap his boss’s estranged 13 year-old son, Raphael (Eduardo Minett), who was abandoned by his Texan father (Dwight Yoakum) and abused by his alcoholic Mexican mother (Fernanda Urrejola).
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Clint Eastwood’s new docudrama purports to be about an innocent victim persecuted by the FBI and the media. Instead, it vilifies a female reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a demeaning characterization that even actress Olivia Wilde finds distasteful.
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Joel Cox’s editing moves this story along with emotional closeups, and cinematographer Yves Bélanger’s strong compositions deliver strong content without distractions. The takeaway is that Eastwood’s presentation of Richard Jewell’s unjust victimization insists on a political relevance for our current climate, a targeted message that can’t be missed.
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Opening June 20, the AWFJ Movie of the Week is Jersey Boys, Clint Eastwood’s film adaptation of the Tony-award winning musical that chronicles the rise and fall of the 1960s rock ‘n’ roll group The Four Seasons and frontman Frankie Valli. The film has terrific energy and the soundtrack is a marvelous replay of ’60s sounds including the group’s most popular songs and number one hits: Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry and Walk Like a Man. Read on…
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Read moreClint Eastwood is still directing at the age of 80 — which should make him feel pretty lucky. His latest
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