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 ...