Film Review: Clint Eastwood Moseys Into the Sunset in ‘Cry Macho’

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CHICAGO – Clint Eastwood’s return to the western is an amiable-but-relativiely-minor mosey south of the border. The 91-year-old doesn’t embarrass himself, but this small stakes story is far from Clint’s finest hour. In “Cry Macho” Eastwood is a former rodeo cowboy and horse trainer named Mike who has run into hard times after a devastating heartbreak.

HollywoodChicago.com Oscarman rating: 3.0/5.0
Rating: 3.0/5.0

So when his old boss Polk (Dwight Yoakim) asks Mike for one last favor, he takes the job. Eastwood’s character heads down into Mexico – circa 1979 – to track down Polk’s teenage son Rafa (Eduardo Minett), who had been living with his mother and is now out on the streets. Mike’s job is to find the boy, convince him to get in the car, travel back to border, and bring him to Texas.

“Cry Macho” is in theaters and streams for a month on HBO MAX on September 17th. Featuring Clint Eastwood, Dwight Yoakam, Eduardo Minett, Fernanda Urrejola and Natalia Traven. Screenplay adapted by N. Richard Nash (from his novel) and Nick Schenk. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Rated “PG-13”

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