The Mule

It's a Monday and I'm at the cinema.. 

Which can only mean one thing... it's Screen Unseen night.

But first I thought I'd get in Clint Eastwood's latest, The Mule.

As IMDB would (loosely) say, it's a story about 90-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran (Clint) who transports millions worth of cocaine through Illinois for a Mexican drug cartel. And yes, it's based on a true story 

I'd heard mixed opinions on this one (70% on Rotten Tomatoes) so I wasn't quite sure what to expect..

Initially it reminded me of Robert Redfords previous, The Old Man and The Gun, but really that's a lazy comparison, just because both films have grizzled nonagenarian leads.. 

It had more in common with the Transporter franchise if anything.  I could imagine a 90 year old Jason Statham in Transporter XXII saying to himself  'don't look in the package.'

Clint reminded me of my late Grandad and that's probably why I enjoyed it.  He looked old and tired, but still had a certain glint in his eye. Bradley Cooper and Michael Pena were also good support as the DEA officers in opposition. 

Overall a decent 3 1/2 star movie..