Warner Bros. Pictures Gran Torino Director: Clint Eastwood Genre: Tragicomedy Running Time: 126 minutes Rated R for language throughout, and some violence.

But until “Gran Torino” starts rumbling headlong toward its tone-deaf, self-serious ending — the script is by Nick Schenk — it’s often enjoyable, satisfying and funny.

Clint Eastwood's 1972 Ford Gran Torino is a reminder of a time when he was connected to an America that has passed him by A street full of 1950s roadsters. James Bond in an Aston Martin. Superfly ...