Cry Macho (HBO Max)
If Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby were A+ and Grand
Tornio was an A, this film is a sold C. I am reluctant to call this a vanity
movie but at 91 Clint should hang it up. He looks like a 91 year old man with
cellophane skin and bony hands. He plays a
former rodeo star and a washed up horse breeder. Stand-ins were a required
for some scenes. In one shot Clint appears to be bucking a mustang but it was
plain to see it was a stunt man. There was a cut away of Clint bouncing up and
down to simulate the bucking horse. He punches out a bad guy sixty years his
junior with one punch a la Dirty Harry. Clint still has that animal magnetism but
rather than racy bedroom scenes there was a lot of hugging and hand holding
instead. So much for Viagra.
Basically the film was boring. The movie is about Clint
getting the son of his ex-boss out of
Mexico. The movie is an uneventful road trip. The acting of the supporting
actors is uninspiring. The young actor playing the estranged son seemed to be
reading lines rather than acting. The only actor of some standing was Dwight
Yoakum and his screen time was limited. Clint directed this film. I cannot
comment on the directorial merits but the film had a budget of $33m and a box
office of $4.7m. Enough said.
I am not saying he should not go gently into that good night
but he should start enjoying his Social Security. He earned it.
