Gran Torino (2008)

This is a solid movie. Korean War vet Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) is a retired old man mourning the loss of his wife. He is grumpy and annoyed by the racial diversity in his Highland Park, Michigan neighborhood and the frequent visits from the 27-year-old Catholic priest. A Hmong family lives next door and after their son (Bee Vang) tries to steal Walt’s 1972 Ford Gran Torino, they demand that he work for the man to pay him back. A local gang is harassing the Asian family and Walt tries to stop them.

I was expecting the story to be about racing. Ahney Her (born in 1992) is beautiful. The film features a predominantly Hmong cast, as well as Eastwood's younger son, Scott Eastwood, playing "Trey". Eastwood's oldest son, Kyle Eastwood, provided the score. The gun Eastwood uses in the film is the M1 Garand, a semi-automatic rifle.