Storyline
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 so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.
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Cast
Andy García, Michael Peña, Laurence Fishburne, Clint Eastwood, Noel Gugliemi, Clifton Collins Jr., Ignacio Serricchio, Bradley Cooper, Joe Knezevich, Katie Gill, Lobo Sebastian, Robert LaSardo, Dianne Wiest, Jill Flint, Diego Cataño, Jackie Prucha, Devon Ogden, Loren Dean, Victor Rasuk, Eugene Cordero, Taissa Farmiga, Charles Lawlor, Daniel Moncada, Alison Eastwood, Manny Montana, Austin Freeman, Scott Dale, Lee Coc, Saul Huezo, Caroline Avery Granger, Dayna Beilenson, Tess Malis Kincaid, Paul Alayo, Scott Paulsen, Almendra Fuentes, Monica Mathis, Sparrow Nicole, Mia Rio, Ashani Roberts
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Reviews
83
This soulful and deeply satisfying film — a fitting swansong, if ever there was one — makes a compelling argument that change is always possible, and that the path we’re on is never as narrow as the highway makes it look.
80
Less cranky and inciting than Gran Torino but persuasively expressive in conveying an old man's regrets along with his desire to improve himself even in late age, The Mule shows that Eastwood's still got it, both as a director and actor.
75
The Mule fits the 88-year-old Eastwood perfectly. Not just because there probably aren’t many roles for actors of his age out there, but also because its lack of judgment makes sense for a star who’s always been as willing to play anti-heroes as heroes.
70
While this defiantly unflashy film may similarly feel out of step, long on mawkishness and short on dynamic, arresting moments, the purity of its gently mournful tone stays with you.
67
In some ways, The Mule represents a late-period version of classic Eastwood, in that it’s even pokier and more workmanlike than his best work, and sometimes downright strange.
