I and Farzin watched The Mule yesterday. I didn't want to miss another Eastwood's movie and we didn't leave disappointed. I would say it's a fairly good movie but similar to the last few movies of him, the story mainly revolves around his character and how well he plays. Remember Gran Torino? He plays almost the same character and he's gone at the end. The difference is in Gran Torino he's killed. In the new movie he's jailed!
The other characters in the movie just have minor roles and probably less famous actors would be as good! Bradley Copper, the second character of the movie, the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) officer, demonstrates an OK performance. Eastwood's daughter (don't know from what relationship!) performs the role of the main character in the movie. Eastwood has this habit of bringing family members to the set and use them. Andy Garcia who was once very famous for his role in The Untouchables, and I haven't seen him in any other movie, plays the Mexican cartel boss and like Eastwood performs well but again since he has a minor role and appears in only a few scenes, I think anyone else would perform as well.
Overall I think the movie worth watching once and you'd enjoy. It has a suspend built in it that makes you follow and it's good. Do I buy the DVD to enjoy the movie for a few several more times? Not with so much passions but maybe.
(Photo: Eastwood and Copper on the set of movie)
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