Pretty Depressing

Rating: 1/10 (4 August 2005)

From what I heard of Million Dollar Baby, I came into it with great expectations. After seeing it, I can honestly say that I was pretty disappointed and thought the movie was just plain average. Don't get me wrong, it's a decent story and it does turn pretty quickly, but there are problems. The first problem is that it starts off way way too slow. We literally see Maggie come back and forth to the gym with no progression of the plot. The boxing scenes are okay, but I expected more of them.
MAJOR SPOILER The turn was probably the most shocking thing about the movie and kept me from falling asleep. Yes, it was a little touching, but too sentimental at the very least. Plus the death of Maggie was very grim and maybe a little unrealistic.
See this film but don't come into it with great expectations.