...more of Clint saying he's sorry he made violent movies in the 1970s? Because if so, I don't want to see it. He's made about a dozen films saying he's sorry. He needs to enjoy the rest of his life and stop worrying about college professors ragging on Dirty Harry.
shareI don't think he's expressly commenting on the violent movies he made in the 1970s. But the film does target the typical definition of machoism (i.e. violent, coarse behavior). The boy he meets in the film wants to be a tough-guy at first -- he participates in cockfighting, he owns a chicken named "Macho," he gets drawn to go with Clint because Clint talks about horses, rodeo, and cowboy stuff etc. At the end, though, the boy symbolically gives Clint the chicken named "Macho," signifying that the boy has learned to let go of the macho ideas he previously held dear. Clint also gives a speech in the car about how "being Macho isn't all that worth it."
Overall, this movie isn't Clint's best, but it's not a bad film.