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Dec 14, 2004 · Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" is a masterpiece, pure and simple, deep and true. It tells the story of an aging fight trainer and a hillbilly girl who thinks she can be a boxer. It is narrated by a former boxer who is the trainer's best friend. But it's not a boxing movie. It is a movie about a boxer.
Dec 15, 2004 · 90% Tomatometer 270 Reviews 90% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) is a veteran Los Angeles boxing trainer who keeps almost everyone at arm's length, except his old ...
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- Clint Eastwood
- PG-13
- Clint Eastwood
Our review: Parents say ( 2 ): Kids say ( 20 ): At first, MILLION DOLLAR BABY is a fresh, assured, and evocative take on the classic boxing formula. The details of the boxing world and Frankie's relationships with Maggie and with his long-time friend Eddie (Morgan Freeman, who also narrates) are warm and richly observed.
- Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman
- Clint Eastwood
- Warner Bros.
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Jun 2, 2004 · Perhaps "Million Dollar Baby" should be seen as if it emerged from a movie-movie world Eastwood evidently still inhabits — the double-bill post-war 1950s and '60s, when Don Siegel and Robert Aldrich could make strong, conventional B movies that never hoped for either awards or monster receipts, just an audience with more of an interest in old-school yarn spinning than spectacle or effect.
The adaptation by Paul Haggis is excellent. "Million Dollar Baby" has a rhythm of its own, seldom seen in boxing formula pictures. Thanks to Tom Stern almost black and white cinematography, this sordid world of second class gyms in the poor areas of the inner city, makes the film more interesting in its texture.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 2, 2021. As the film draws to its powerhouse close, gentle piano music by Eastwood himself gives this haunting tragedy an even higher level of poignancy ...
Dec 15, 2004 · Summary Two retired boxers who run a Los Angeles gym are caught off guard when a woman approaches them with her dream of stepping into the ring. Drama. Sport. Directed By: Clint Eastwood. Written By: Paul Haggis, F.X. Toole.
