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While it may not be even close to some of the best content that Clint Eastwood has stared and directed in, Cry Macho shows that when Clint is passionate about a project he can still craft something genuine.
Clint Eastwood plays aging ex rodeo star, who due to past injuries and age along with losing his family is washed up and at the end of his career. After being let go by his boss and ranch hand, the same boss played by Dwight Yoakam, approaches him a year later asking for a favor. To go down to Mexico and bring back his son who is living on the streets and engaging in chicken fights for money as well as other debauchery, and being abused by his alcoholic mother. Once they meet his Son and Clint’s character make an unlikely duo, as their adventure hits bumps along the way and everything doesn’t go quite as planned.
It may be very campy and at some points and even fails to grasp it’s bigger ideas of manhood and family. But I think by the end of the film it relays many strong messages about the road to becoming a man as well as appreciating what you have along the way. Which has also seemed to be the major plot points of many of Clint Eastwoods more modern movies in the last 10+ years. While most of his other work far over shadows this imo and this can be considered more of a family oriented film, I still think that Cry Macho is well worth watching, although maybe not in theaters. This film takes a more laid back and even at times comedic approach compared to his recent work. It’s also a testament that even at his current age of 91 Clint Eastwood is more than competent enough to not only still throw a punch and ride a horse for his movies but craft touching stories of morality and importance for a lifetime. I’m glad to see that he still is pushing forward to continue filmography even after this films release.
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