Eastwood is Hollywood's Savior... 4 stars!!!

Rating: 9/10 (14 January 2005)

Million Dollar Baby is without a doubt a Masterpiece. It is One of the most powerful movies that should be mentioned in the same breath as films like , Godfather, Citizen Kane, Shawshenk Redemption, Schindler' list, Rocky, etc. Basically it should be in a top 15 List of all time already.
I left the theatre around 2 hours ago, and I must say that I am still getting goosebumps thinking about the film....No spoilers here so don't worry.
This is a film about a 31 year old with a dream. An old trainer living with guilt, and an old former fighter of the trainer who never knew what the word "can't" means.
Character development? I can't remember the last time so much emotion was involved when I saw a film. Acting? great on the part of all 3 characters. This movie has to pick up a few Oscars along the way.
Clint Eastwood has always been my Idol as a kid, mainly for his Western's and Dirty Harry was OK. His movies then were violent. Clint always regretted his earlier days how he was perceived as only an action guy. He does not want people to remember him for his violent past. Now he makes movies about Strength, forgiveness, redemption, faith, opportunity, and the straight impact all these words have on the audience. No body does it better than Clint.