Bravo!

Rating: Null/10 (21 February 2005)

Clint Eastwood really has become an extremely skilled director. It amazes me how he can put so much emotion, depth and feeling, into what really is just a simple story, with simple characters. He did it last year with Mystic River, and again he triumphs this year with Million Dollar Baby.
Very moving, totally flawless movie. I can't really think of one thing that I didn't like. Most things people will not like about this movie are things that really have nothing to do with what this movie is trying to achieve. This is a character driven movie, not a plot one. It is not trying to be true to the real world of boxing or any other inaccuracies people might find. Don't take everything that happens so literally. This is a movie about a man ridden with guilt searching for redemption, and a lost woman looking to find herself and find acceptance and love from a "parental" figure. Clint Eastwood and Hillary Swank, along with all of the supporting characters deliver on every level.
Even though I loved this movie a lot. I still wouldn't give it the Oscar. Aviator and DiCaprio should get it. Although Mystic should have beat out LOTR last year (*ducks from all the LOTR fans gunning for him*)