Review of The Mule (2018) by Moviemitch96 — 16 Dec 2018

Clint Eastwood is undoubtedly a legend, both on and off camera, but his films in which he both directs and stars (Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, and Gran Torino to name a few), are arguably his strongest works, so, of course I was very interested to check this one out.

In this film, he plays a WWII veteran operating as a drug mule for the Mexican cartel, all while trying to make amends with his family. And despite feeling pretty standard and predictable often times, the film still has that cool and gritty vibe to it that most Eastwood fans have come to expect, with Eastwood himself turning in a reliably solid performance like usual, along with an equally strong and confident performance from Bradley Cooper as the DEA agent in pursuit of him.

Like I said, it did feel predictable, and despite having a pretty good feeling about how it would end, the acting and direction from Eastwood, along with great supporting performances from the rest of the cast, and the tight cinematography and atmosphere that's set by the film makes this a worthwhile addition to Eastwood's filmography, and is just good enough to make one wonder if this might be his final film as an actor for real this time (he said the same thing when Gran Torino came out a decade ago.