Worthy of its Oscars

Rating: 10/10 (30 July 2005)

What can you say? Clint Eastwood is like a fine wine that just keeps getting better with age. "Mystic River", "The Bridges of Madison County", and "Million Dollar Baby" from a guy who made spaghetti westerns 40 years ago. Hilary Swank is an "A" list actress. This performance was on par with her portrayal in "Boys Don't Cry." Then, of course, there is Morgan Freeman. Well, actors just don't come any better than him. Too many great characters in so many outstanding films. "Shawshank Redemption", "Driving Miss Daisy", "Bruce Almighty" and on and on....
So, what do you get when you take a great script, a quality actor/director, more quality actors and the big screen to showcase it all? You get one of the best films of the year and a film that will instantly be securely on the list of top films of all time.
A great motion picture does not need awesome special effects, loud musical scoring, fad or fashion. It just needs plain old-fashioned quality film making where talented people perform at the top of their craft. Just like films such as "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Million Dollar Baby" will be as much of a gem decades from now as it is today.