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All rights reserved.Million Dollar Baby (2005, DVD)
| Movie Description 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 of his life running a small, dilapidated gym in downtown Los Angeles. Frankie's previous career was blighted by an injury to one of his prize fighters, Scrap (Morgan Freeman), who lost the sight in his right eye during a particularly brutal bout; Scrap now wiles away the hours working as a cleaner in Frankie's gym. Wary of similar occurrences being inflicted on the prestigious young talent that passes before him, Frankie lets a succession of great boxers slip through his fingers. But when the brash, confident young boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) strides into the gym, Frankie's life is irretrievably altered. Initially refusing to train Maggie due to her gender and age, Frankie relents when faced with her tenacity, spirit, and burning ambition. The combination of Maggie's talent and Frankie's tutelage paves the way for the adroit fighter to rise steadily through the ranks of women's boxing, with the unlikely coupling forming a genuinely touching bond in the process. Clint Eastwood has crafted a boxing film fit to stand alongside classics such as RAGING BULL and ROCKY with MILLION DOLLAR BABY. The scenes between Eastwood and Freeman are a delight to watch, with the two old hands pulling off masterfully understated performances as a couple of men teetering on the brink of failure. Likewise, Swank puts in a powerful turn as Maggie, further emphasizing her penchant for unusual roles, and perhaps even bettering her incredible, Oscar-winning showing as Teena Brandon in BOYS DON'T CRY.
Editorial Reviews New York Times - A. O. Scott (12/15/2004) Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (12/15/2004) USA Today - Mike Clark (12/15/2004) Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (12/24/2004) Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (12/30/2004) Premiere - Glenn Kenny (02/01/2005) Uncut - Chris Roberts (02/01/2005) Sight and Sound - Edward Buscombe (03/01/2005) Uncut - Uncut Staff (01/01/2006) Widescreen Review - Widescreen Review Staff (06/01/2006) Awards 2004Academy AwardsBest ActressHilary Swank, 2004Academy AwardsBest DirectorClint Eastwood, 2004Academy AwardsBest Picture, 2004Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActorMorgan Freeman | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||
Top Reviews  Riveting Movie. Great Acting. Watch Million Dollar BabyReview created: 09/22/05 by:  5 of 7 people found this review helpful. Riveting movie that deserves all of the praise and accolades it earned. Few movies are as complete, as well designed and written; and few movies are as well acted. Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman combine for an incredible performance. That's the true beauty of "Million Dollar Baby" - rather than rely on big budget explosions and graphics, it is driven by acting, by story and by emotion. Most importantly, the film is real. The acting is so fine that it comes across naturally and the audience cant help but become emotional. Furthermore, the realism extends to the boxing and fighting sequences - rather than a Rock IV / Drago vs. Rocky fight, the sequences are superbly designed and even performed by actual boxers and prize fighters. The movie moves in many directions - but all naturally. With worse writing or acting, the direction might feel forced; but Eastwood makes sure that everything progresses smoothly and intelligently. There is much more to say - but I would prefer to keep from spoiling the plot. What I will say though is that there are perhaps more enjoyable films - ones you watch mindlessly and enjoy for various reasons... but there are few films that are complete or more satisfying. And there were no such films during 2004. Review ID: 10000000000000529 Was this review helpful? Report this review Reviews Love itThis is another one of my favorite movies and I haven't received a movie off ebay yet that was marred. My daughter is considering becoming a boxer too so this movie is very interesting to my whole family. Review ID: 10000000007856612 Was this review helpful? Report this review Loved IT!Hillary Swank is Fabulous in the role of a young woman with a passion and everything she goes through to realize her dream with many, many things stacked against her. The story put me through a multitude of emotions up to and including the ultimate heartbeak which was in some ways, her final victory. I'll watch this movie again and again & recommend it to everyone who inquires. Review ID: 10000000004718497 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Woolworth's Wouldn't Buy It...Review created: 05/07/07(updated 09/07/07) by: Most likely Clint Eastwood lifted the title for his over-rated, shamelessly mawkish film from the popular song, inspired by the late lamented five and dime Woolworth stores. Just for a bit more background the 1931 vintage tune was entitled "I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five and Ten Cent Store)," with Lyrics: by Mort Dixon and Billy Rose, Music: by Harry Warren. Well, with that said, as far as the movie is concerned, here goes. The story started out far too slowly, the tour and accompanying fight scenes were not developed sufficiently and therefore did not prove effective in their ultimate purpose. In other words the sporadic and disjointed "career" she had did not make me believe that this character truly achieved anything meaningful in her life. Her family was comprised of rank amateur actors who gave caricature performances, as did the "retarded" delusional gym-fighter hopeful. Moreover, instead of eliciting sympathy, the characters and situations meant to do so left me completely cold. When I wish to feel heartbroken and inconsolable about the plight of a fellow human being I'll buy a box of Kleenex and watch that compassionate and utterly amazing study in abject misery "The Elephant Man." I rate this movie below average rather than poor because Hilary Swank's performance was well crafted even if the script was not. After all is said and done I had no interest in viewing the special feature disc that came with the movie... Review ID: 10000000003532892 Was this review helpful? Report this review Million Dollar BabyI absolutely loved this movie, and cry, did I ever!!! It was def. a tear jerker but it was a great movie overall!!! Review ID: 10000000003098355 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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