MILLION DOLLAR BABY is a good movie --- not great --- but good

Rating: 7/10 (28 January 2006)

I think MILLION DOLLAR BABY is a good movie --- not great --- but good. There were many moments of the film that were outlandish - especially some of the boxing sequences. Some of them were as unrealistic as you'd find in a ROCKY sequel.
However, Swank and Freeman gave excellent performance and some of the dialogue was quite good. Eastwood, on the other hand, come across too bland at times. The last church scene, IMO, was were he was at his best. As for his directing, Eastwood did a good solid job.
The film does suffer from inconsistent pacing and some emotionally manipulative sequences.
All in all, I'd give the film a 7/10.