Cry Macho rated PG-13
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Cry Macho stars and is directed by four-time Oscar winner Clint Eastwood (Mystic River, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby). It was written by Nick Schenk, who also worked with Eastwood on Mule and Gran Torino, and is based on the 1975 novel by N. Richard Nash.
The 91-year-old Eastwood plays Mike Milo, a former rodeo star who was injured when thrown by a horse, and is now a horse breeder, shows up late to work. We get the impression it’s not the first time, and there is reference to him no longer being an effective horse trainer and perhaps alcohol and pills having been a contributing factor. As a result, his boss, Howard Polk, played by Dwight Yoakam, fires him.
The story then moves forward a year, and Polk, who we find out has looked after Milo since Mike lost his wife and daughter in a car accident, asks Mike to do a job for him. He asks him to go to Mexico and kidnap his now teenage son, who he hasn’t seen for years, from his ex-wife Leta, played by Fernanda Urrejola, and bring him back to live with him. But why does Polk want the boy back after all these years?