In The Mule, Clint Eastwood stars as Earl Stone, a man in his 80s who is 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 DEA agent Colin Bates. 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.
Clint Eastwood continued his streak of his movies being so much better when he is in them and directing them at the same time. This was a great story that was well paced and you totally connect with the character and his reasoning. And you totally get caught up in the building tension and not wanting Earl to get caught.
This was an excellent movie across the board. Not sure why I didn't hear more awards buzz about this movie because I'm pretty sure that this will end up on my top ten list at the end of the year.
Clint Eastwood continued his streak of his movies being so much better when he is in them and directing them at the same time. This was a great story that was well paced and you totally connect with the character and his reasoning. And you totally get caught up in the building tension and not wanting Earl to get caught.
This was an excellent movie across the board. Not sure why I didn't hear more awards buzz about this movie because I'm pretty sure that this will end up on my top ten list at the end of the year.
