A million dollar effort

Rating: 8/10 (2 February 2009)

I saw two Clint Eastwood movies. Gran Torino at the theater and MILLION DOLLAR BABY on DVD. I already talked about how much I liked Gran Torino.
In MILLION DOLLAR BABY, writers F.X. Toole and Paul Haggis have delivered a hard hitting and powerful screenplay. It is a very touching subject matter that constantly pulls at your heart strings.
And it can only do so if it were directed with great sensitivity. Eastwood again approaches his material meticulously and methodically, like a true artist.
His actors Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and Eastwood himself, are exceptional in this movie. Swank deserves all of the accolades that she has gotten and more. I found her totally believable. Freeman has proved that he never hits a false note whenever he is acting on the screen. The supporting cast is pretty good also.