Fine Movie

Rating: 7/10 (29 January 2005)

This film certainly deserves the Oscar nomination and to my mind is a better movie than The Aviator.
The film focuses on a wannabe boxer who like most boxers is from a poor background. The only difference here is that the boxer in question is a woman. Maggie Fitzgerald (Swank) wants Frankie Dunn (Eastwood) to be her manager. He doesn't want to manage a woman, but I don't think it's giving too much away to say that he finally takes her on.
One of the best things about this film is that the boxing is realistically shot and the fact that it's womens boxing doesn't feel out of place. Whilst Swank deservedly takes the honours for acting, Eastwood and Freeman are as dependable as ever. The final act is very well played and if you're into fell good movies I'd steer clear of this. 8/10