Introduction to the Clint Eastwood Cry Macho Movie Review

 

Have you noticed that recently many newly released films are being shown at movie theaters only, instead of being streamed on HBO Max etc. simultaneously? I was aware of this trend so the question is would Clint Eastwood's movie, Cry Macho follow suit?

 

The good news is this movie is also being streamed on HBO Max. Is there other good news regarding Clint Eastwood;s Cry Macho movie? More importantly, is it a bad, good or indifferent movie? Check out my movie review of Clint Eastwood’s Cry Macho movie to find out.

 

Plot of the the Clint Eastwood Cry Macho Movie

 

The plot of the Clint Eastwood Cry Macho movie centers around his character (Mike Milo) being asked to drive from Texas to Mexico to retrieve the 13 year old son of his boss. The boss, played by Dwight Yoakam, thinks that Clint Eastwood’s character owes him a return favor due to what he has done to support him including paying his rent, etc . Clint Eastwood agrees to make the drive to Mexico to first locate Dwight Yoakam character's son and second to bring him home.

 

The actions in the Clint Eastwood movie, Cry Macho involve fights, disagreements, and interactions his character faces mostly happening in Mexico while trying to return Dwight Yoakum character's son to Texas.

 

 

Reality Checks in the Clint Eastwood Cry Macho Movie

 

As a disclaimer, Clint Eastood’s Cry Macho movie is based on a novel; therefore, the events in the film as well as in the movie story are of course, completely made up or imagined. Therefore, the author could easily insert bits and pieces of action in his book to try to make the novel more interesting to read. By the same token, as the movie-maker, director as well as the star of the film Cry Macho, Clint Eastwood could very well add a number of fictitious events as well. In other words, the movie is not based on reality or a true story.

 

Some far-fetched actions that happened in the film deals with the pet rooster (Macho) of actor Eduardo Minett's character seemingly rescuing him -- which I’m sure it would not perform in real life. You will know what I’m talking about if you watch Clint Eastwood’s film, Cry Macho.

 

Other unrealistic scenes involve the mother’s hired hands whose job was to track down and locate the son, after he was taken by Clint Eastwood’s character. As expected, their encounters with Clint Eastwood’s character always ended in failure.

 

Other unrealistic moments in the movie occurred when Clint Eastwood’s character found out the real reason the father wanted his son returned to him from Mexico. From the final scenes in the movie, this intent was not evident when he finally met his son.  Again, I will not divulge what I mean here in order not to spoil the Clint Eastwood movie, Cry Macho.

 

The son’s purported troublesome character-traits were suspect as well since he was described by his mother as being unruly, etc. However, during the movie, he demonstrated that he was almost the complete opposite.

 

There may be other unrealistic scenes in the Clint Eastwood movie Cry Macho, but I will stop here.

 

 

Suspense in the Clint Eastwood Cry Macho Movie

 

The suspense level in Clint Eastood’s movie Cry Macho is very low to non-existent. Throughout the movie, you will probably know that whatever roadblocks his character encounters, he has a way out. So if you are looking to watch a suspenseful film -- Clint Eastwood’s Cry Macho should not be among your choices of movies to watch.

 

 

Assessment of the Clint Eastwood Cry Macho Movie

 

I applaud Clint Eastwood for not only starring in his movie, Cry Macho, but also directing it as well. With his years of experience in movies, including Westerns -- it is a given that he has the expertise to deliver a movie that had elements of drama as well as action to keep the movie-watching audience’s attention.

 

I must admit that even though this movie is not exceptional, I think it's  an entertaining albeit thoughtful one. I would rank it in the middle If I was asked if the Clint Eastwood film Cry Macho is a good or bad movie. On a more positive note, the movie cinematography showed plenty of outdoor scenes, and environments of various terrains to include galloping horses. In fact, one of my favorite scenes in the film was the horse-riding training Clint Eastwood's character gave to the Eduardo Minett's character in Mexico.

 

Spoiler Alert: The ending of the Clint Eastwood Cry Macho movie could have been more revealing to let the movie-viewing audience know if maybe the father changed his mind about his reasons for wanting his son back, and whether or not Clint Eastwood’s character remained in Mexico. After you watch the movie, I guess you will come to your own conclusions on how the movie ended -- just as I did.

 

Rating of the Clint Eastwood Cry Macho Movie

 

Based on a rating 1 star to 5 stars with 5 stars being the highest, I rate the Clint Eastwood Cry Macho movie 3 stars.