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Film number 2 should have been a stallion but was in fact The Mule, in every sense of the word. You kind of know what to expect with an Eastwood movie, and you definitely got it with this one....but, for us there was something missing.
Beautifully shot and skillfully directed, of course. The cast were superb, the story was of interest, although it felt like some opportunities weren't taken, and it seemed to have too many inconsistencies to ever flow believably.


Andy Garcia and Bradley Cooper do fine work and Clint Eastwood, at any age is a master of his craft.
Family rifts, disappointment and regret are some of the central themes and, unlike at the end of Can You Ever Forgive Me? when Melissa McCarthy says it may have been the best time of her life, there seems no such pay off for Eastwoods' Earl. No great pleasure or enjoyment, although he does share his wealth with friends and family, and none of the usual Clint Eastwood attitude.

Because the story kept fairly true to factual events we wondered if this somehow impeded it. The true story seems so unbelievable that the plot at times feels as though it is missing something. Or maybe we have grown so accustomed to stories of drugs cartels that we have more sinister expectations.


We will give each film we see a score out of 10 for overall enjoyment.
The Mule = 6   A few points off for inconsistencies in the story, how unrealistic it was, the lack of excitement and the stereotyping and profiling of a typical 'old man.'
It almost hurts to write anything negative about a Clint Eastwood film because we're such great fans and have huge respect.

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