Gran Torino

[t3knomanser]

As miusheri said, we went out to see Gran Torino tonight. This afternoon, actually. I was stunned to find that the 1:45 showing was still counting as a matinee- I thought that, nowadays, matinees ceased with the first showing. I'm not complaining- $5 tickets on a lazy Sunday afternoon are nothing to complain about

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[funghoul]

There was a huge Hmong population in St. Paul. The only way you could be a bad Hmong actor is if you showed any emotions beyond a twinkle in your eye. I think it was part genetic and part cultural, but I had a Hmong friend who used to joke about it all the time. "But I am excited, can't you tell?"

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[t3knomanser]

I think that was a big part of it- everything was very dry. And I think, several of the sections where the actor seemed just very uncomfortable and stilted was actually intentional. There's an awkward scene where Eastwood's character takes his Hmong protege to a barbershop and everything seemed a few beats off.

Interesting factoid: Eastwood encouraged the Hmong to ad-lib in their own language.

And I'm glad someone else appreciates the glory that is Megaweapon.