The Good and The Bad of this movie

Rating: 3/10 (13 January 2005)

First, the acting by Freeman, Eastwood and Swank was great. They drew me in to this film and I was enjoying the first two-thirds of this film. Then all hell breaks loose when Swank's character falls on the stool, and the last third of the movie becomes so bad.
If the screenwriter could have stuck with the great story telling in the first two acts, maybe the third act wouldn't come off as some ridiculous soap opera. Maybe I should have seen it coming after Swank's character talks about her father bringing her dog out to the woods.I would have liked to see the dirty boxer "blue bear" being punished in some way like having her titled taken away, being banned from boxing and being sent to prison, or better yet, have Clint Eastwood get all "Dirty Harry" on her(just kidding on that one).
This could have been a great film showing that Swank's character wouldn't give up in achieving her goals and Eastwood's character learning to forgive himself for the past.
The Good: - The acting, the first 2 acts of the script, and Swank's character.
The Bad: - Last third of the movie, the minute Maggie lands on the stool. Another bad third act film is Collateral.
The Ugly: - Maggie's family and Blue Bear.
That's just my opinion. If you don't agree and loved the film, then state why you liked it instead of getting upset on here because every one doesn't agree with your opinions. 3 out of 10 (would have been 9 out of 10).