
I couldn’t help myself thinking about that other movie, “Training Day” with Denzel Washington. This time, another L.A. cop, Abel (Samuel L. Jackson) lives in a rich neighborhood he likes to patrol like if it was his own backyard. A fine day, a young interracial couple, buys the house next to the L.A. sergeant pretending to open up a new chapters in their lives as a family. The mere idea of having to see a couple from different ethnic groups is appalling to Abel and he decides to change the natural course of events by trying to be a pain to his neighbors, first by warning them to park the car in the designed areas, then by caught the husband throwing a fag end to his flowers, then by using night light directed straight to his neighbors sleeping room. (more…)

Clint Eastwood is like wine, getting better with the years, this time as a director. I think he can give both young actors and directors some lessons. The truth is that the scene from Dirty Harry always comes to my mind whenever I watch him in a scene: “I know what you’re thinking.” “Did he fire six shots or only five?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all of this excitement I kind of lost track of myself. But being as this is a 44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, that would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?” (Harry Callahan). This movie tells the story of a friendship between two cultures, Walt’s (Clint) and his Korean neighbors. Aging Walt, a Korean war veteran, learns to love his neighbors more than he does his family, until the point that he sacrifices his own life so as to promise a better one for his good-hearted new friends. Great scenes from Eastwood, featuring the same strong character, icon of masculinity, even at his old age today: “Got a light?”, “No, me got a light”. I couldn’t help myself from becoming upset, from the sad, yet realistic ending. I give this movie a 6.