Good but over-rated

Rating: Null/10 (18 March 2005)

This is a good movie but over-rated. For the first hour and a half, it retreads very old ground. It's basically Rocky with a woman. Eastwood's acting is kinda wooden, the script is a little cheesy and Morgan Freeman's character is, well, unnecessary. It's only when the tragedy at the end occurs that the film really begins to come into its own. Don't get me wrong, it's still pretty unoriginal, but at least there isn't the token happy ending. And why doesn't the German boxer from hell get arrested?? I would've liked to see Hilary Swank kick a few men's asses, and maybe Danger to rise up and defeat his tormentors, but hey! In my opinion, Hotel Rwanda is a better candidate for film of the year.