Instruct: Classify an Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Missed opportunity to be a great film- Instead of a cliche

I enjoyed most of this film. However, I agree with others that the film relies on contrivances and an unoriginal storyline. It seems that the writer felt that the film had two possible ways to go: One way could be the "Dirty Harry" route where Eastwood brilliantly gets violent revenge on the bad guys...Or, the other possible ending could be melodramatic with much hanky-wringing and a "message". Neither option is appealing given the age and health of the main character...and the values he was trying to teach the young man. There was a huge missed opportunity to tell a different story based on the certain realities that each of the characters must accept. This could have been a great film...Instead it's just more of the same.