Yes, there was political incorrectness. There was also plenty of political correctness.
The gang members had a full auto gun. They are almost never used in crime, yet here these low level gang members are using one.
The white grandkids are smarmy, and lacking manners, while the Hmong (not Korean) immigrants are respectful. Could be, but displaying white people as shallow and uncaring in contrast to immigrants who have deeper character and are caring, is a pretty cheap shot.
I liked Gran Torino. It was an excellent performance by Clint Eastwood, but it still had a fair amount of political correctness.
No mention of the corruption rampant in Detroit at the time, for example.
It has been a while since I saw the movie, so forgive errors of memory.
Yeah his grandkids were shallow, lazy, and uncaring, and the Hmong (not Korean? I didn't catch that) kids had respect. That was part of his lesson, I thought - that character trumps ethnicity, even trumps family (he gave his prize possession to the Hmong and left his grandkids nothing).
It has been a while since I saw the movie, so forgive errors of memory. (me too)