MY NETFLIX MOVIE REVIEWS #239

 

Clint Eastwood stars as Earl Stone, a man who is ninety years old, broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does well, so well, in fact, that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl is assigned a handler. But he isn't the only one keeping tabs on Earl. The mysterious new drug mule has also hit the radar of hard-charging D.E.A. Agent Colin Bates (Bradley Cooper). And even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it's uncertain if he'll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel's enforcers, catch up to him. (Courtesy of Internet Movie Database)

THE MULE (2018) is directed by Clint Eastwood, written by Nick Schenk, and produced by Clint Eastwood. Having had this film on my list for a while, it finally came when I was hoping for a film to get lost in. As I proceeded to watch, I got some strong vibes of GRAN TORINO, another film starring and directed by the elder Clint Eastwood.

In particular, this story showcased the life of a cartel drug mule, and not know how accurate these depictions were, I went with it. As it turned out, the life of the character Mr. Eastwood played gave the film more dimension and helped the film come full circle by the conclusion.

In the End: I found THE MULE to be an enjoyable film that made me think about what was really important in life. So for this film, I give it 3 of 5 stars.