LA based Michael McCaffrey thinks Eastwood's new film is a reflection of the great American delusion:
"At 91, Eastwood doesn’t just seem old, but elderly and fragile, as he moves like an extra on ‘Night of the Living Dead.’ The sight of him breaking horses, dancing the night away and punching thugs beggars belief.

When a woman less than half his age is so overcome with sexual attraction she tries to seduce him, and another about half his age falls madly in love with him, it’s utterly absurd.

This aggressive self-delusion is the perfect embodiment of the current state of the American empire, which is in a sorry condition but sees the ruggedly handsome Clint Eastwood of 1965 in the mirror instead of the more accurate reflection of the feeble Clint Eastwood of today.

This level of delusion is equivalent to those American voters who convinced themselves that Joe Biden wasn’t a failing, establishment stooge or that Donald Trump was anything but a bloated, bloviating reality-TV buffoon."

At 91, creaky Clint Eastwood starring in new movie ‘Cry Macho’ perfectly mirrors delusional America’s decline [rt.com]