Overrated, formulaic visual bore.

Rating: 2/10 (20 June 2005)

This was the greatest of the many overrated films of 2004. A incredible visual bore supplemented by formula for tragedy. Completely unoriginal, horribly played by Swank especially but also Eastwood (Freeman's delicate acting superseded the other twos jokes of performances). Added all up, I would simply call the film "stupid." Listen people: it's always going to be sad if someone breaks their neck in the prime of their game and subsequently dies, but just because that's always sad doesn't mean it's always a good film. In other words: it's a formula to drama, therefore "Million Dollar Baby" is nothing exceptional. (And that's what makes its Oscar wins an absolute travesty to the good films of 2004).