New York Post
A spare, exquisitely realised masterpiece about faith, redemption and boxing.
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Million Dollar Baby
Best Film winner at the 2005 Academy Awards, Clint Eastwood directs and stars as a trainer with an elusive past who works with a determined woman (Hilary Swank) in an attempt to establish herself as a professional boxer. An underdog, she manages to battle her way to a title fight. A freak tragedy during that fight dramatically alters both their lives.
All three key players took home Oscars – Eastwood for directing, Swank and Morgan Freeman for acting.
Best Film, Director, Supporting Actress (Swank) and Supporting Actor (Freeman) at the 2005 Academy Awards. Best Director and Actress, Drama (Swank) at the 2005 Golden Globes.
2004Rating: M, contains adult themes133 minsUSA
DramaSportTrue Story & Biography
- Director:
- Clint Eastwood ('Gran Torino', 'Unforgiven', 'Mystic River')
- Writer:
- Paul Haggis
- Cast:
- Clint EastwoodHilary SwankMorgan FreemanJay BaruchelMike ColterLucia RijkerBrían F. O'ByrneAnthony MackieMichael Peña
Million Dollar Baby / Reviews
Salon
Clint Eastwood's boxing movie floats like a lead balloon and stings like a dead bee.
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BBC
Ripe with boxing movie clichés and slow to the point of distraction, this melancholy tale... nonetheless packs a stunning emotional punch.
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Daily Telegraph
Hawks and Siegel would never have put their name to anything this pretentiously sombre from start to finish.
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A.V. Club
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.
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Roger Ebert
Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby is a masterpiece, pure and simple, deep and true.
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Wall Street Journal
It is thoughtful, unfashionable, measured, mostly honest, sometimes clumsy or remote, often exciting, occasionally moving and eventually surprising. It's correct.
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Sydney Morning Herald
I don't think it's his masterpiece, but it's a big, beautiful, sad film with unforgettable performances.
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Film Threat
Everybody’s jumping on the bandwagon for Clint Eastwood’s latest and all I’ve got to say is make room for me.
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