I like eastwood more and more each day.
Something that struck me when I finally saw his “chair” performance on youtube, was how fine of a live stage performance it was, he is a true artist.
I’m going to add something else.
Grand Torino started out as a good movie, I didn’t see the big deal but it was Eastwood and looked interesting, but as the movie progressed, it kept growing and getting more focused and intense, it built into a great movie and finished spectacularly.
That just isn’t the way that most movies work.