The great white Hype

Rating: Null/10 (30 January 2005)

Alright I must say firstly that I adore Clint Eastwood having always been enamored with his older films. However, I went to see this film this weekend and I honestly have to say that it just wasn't as great as I've heard. It was a fine film yes, but I do not think that this film is "...Eastwood's masterpiece" as so many have stated. The films's scenes seemed to drag on and the last scenes seemed just far to melodramatic. I felt cheated as if I was being led into feelings throughout.
With this being said, I must say that the acting was fairly well done. Freeman is amazing as always, Swank was very good, but I still believe there are other actresses this year that deserve more notice. "Million Dollar Baby" is a fine film, but I think that Eastwood peaked with "Mystic River" and that this hype is somewhat undeserving. Still I recommend seeing the film.