Obi-wan: “That boy is our last hope.”

Yoda: “No. There is another.”

Eastwood and the Slumdog

I recently saw both Danny Boyle’s Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire and Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino, and unfortunately neither lived up to their respective hypes.

In fact, I found it amazing that Slumdog won the big prize, but considering both the Academy’s temperament and the giant poop-shoot that was 2008 in film (ie., 10,000 BC, Righteous Kill, Valkyrie) I guess it makes sense. I do commend Mr. Eastwood’s attempt to spotlight the little known Hmong people and using them exclusively in his cast. But when the car delivers the best supporting performance, it ain’t good.