Runtime: 2 hrs 12 mins
Synopsis: Released a little over a year after the grand success of his Oscar-winning feature MYSTIC RIVER, Clint Eastwood returns to the director's chair for MILLION DOLLAR BABY. Eastwood also stars, in the role of Frankie Dunn, a down-on-his-luck former boxing manager who spends the twilight years... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood, Jay Baruchel, Christina Cox
After the somewhat hysterical Mystic River - a flawed work dominated by a powerhouse performance from Sean Penn - this is a far more balanced piece, anchored by three terrific turns and some lean direction from Eastwood.
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To steal from Ali, this one floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee.
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The fight scenes are well-handled and Eastwood includes several nice touches, such as the way Maggie practically gallops into every fight, or the smile on Frankie's face when she wins her first match.
Ripe with boxing movie clichés and slow to the point of distraction, this melancholy tale of an ageing trainer and the girl pugilist he takes under his wing nonetheless packs a stunning emotional punch.
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This film has a quiet confidence that catches the rhythms of both a strong story and engaging performances
This is Eastwood's weakest work in years, perhaps because it yokes itself to a hot-button theme instead of a story that resonates.
A devastating act of mercy for one character may very well cost the soul of another.
Million Dollar Baby is a strong contender, but it suffers a TKO in the last round.
Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby is a masterpiece, pure and simple, deep and true.
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what's great about Eastwood, is how he turns cliche to cinematic archetype, and throws in a modern twist at the same time
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Though conventional in many respects, it feels like no other boxing film ever made, due largely to Eastwood's unmistakable presence on both sides of the camera.
Not glitzy or glamorous, but solidly written, acted, and photographed
Clint Eastwood elicits yet another remarkable performance from a young actor.
The movie is about fights and wounds and healings, beginnings and endings, that are not only physical but mental, psychological, spiritual.
On the surface it all seems very reasonable, but it exhibits an innate jingoism and its "feminism" is too thoughtless to be believed. An ungainly, smug film.
The most unspectacular of major studio productions during 2004 is the most gut wrenching memorable.
There were plenty of contenders in 2004 but only one that truly was a heavyweight.
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