Powerful Story with Strong Performances,

Rating: 9/10 (18 March 2014)

Million Dollar Baby is a fantastic movie with a very well developed storyline and an outstanding cast. It's a very dramatic movie that tells a very realistic story, there is nothing about it that feels cliché or cheesy, everything that goes right for these characters is because of determination and hard work, and anything that goes wrong, there's literally nothing they can do about it, the character development is superb, they are relatable, they are human. I felt like the movie was, at times, a little overly sentimental, it works for the most part but there are moments were it feels a little forced and that it could have been toned down a little, there should have been more scenes where the characters are genuinely happy in each other's company and there is no real drama, just friendship. The performances are outstanding, a movie like this could never have been good without stellar acting, and the casting here is perfect, Hillary Swank shines in every scene, and an Academy Award was well deserved to both her and Morgan Freeman, who isn't in it as much as Swank or Eastwood, but he steals every scene he has and his narration adds perfectly to the film's tone, and as for Clint Eastwood, this is without a doubt some of his best work as both an actor and a director, his character is flawed, angry, and very real, it seemed to come very naturally to him, all the emotion is evident in both his eyes and speech. Powerful, emotional and superbly acted, Million Dollar Baby is a Best Picture Winner for a reason, and I would recommend it to all moviegoers.
A tough skinned trainer plans to drive a boxer to the top, putting his own skills to the test.
Best Performance: Clint Eastwood Worst Performance: Riki Lindhome