Unlike the suspense films I've seen before, it doesn't have a lot of fighting scenes, and it doesn't have the entire detailed process of the detectives. This film focuses more on the mule itself, as if it were an autobiography about Earl's story. Just a story. The whole film is not fast-paced, and there is no conflict. On the contrary, it is quite bland, but I must say, I can't take my eyes off Clint Eastwood. This old man knows how to grab the hearts of the audience. An old man who commits crimes for the sake of money in his 90s is not a good person by any means. But Earl isn't terribly objectionable throughout the film, and it's the film's best part, his shrewdness when dealing with trouble, and his unhurried conversations with all his flaws. Without exaggerating the shortcomings, it successfully created a "person in life" rather than a movie character. Watch the whole movie and you'll be overwhelmed by Clint Eastwood's performance, and I can only say that when Clint Eastwood came on, my eyes were always on him. He was so expressive that I couldn't hate him even knowing he was committing a crime. What I saw was his helplessness, wit, and selfishness and stupidity on the other hand. Clint Eastwood, the 88-year-old, used his rich life experience to show that this "most successful mule" perfectly interprets the core of Earl's character. "A good man is wise and stupid."
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