A heart wrenching surprise...

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2006)

Didn't expect to like this movie. It was an unexpected and rare treat, a movie I expected to be like many other "boxing" films. It's still with me, weeks after seeing it.
What makes this film stand above most others is that it could be anyone's story, just interchange the dream, the guilt, or the focus of hindsight. And because its anyone's story, its stellar. Hillary Swank and Clint Eastwood are at there believable best. Morgan Freeman "supports" the story, Swank, and Eastwood with subtle finesse. One significant let-down; what happened to Billie? I thought we deserved to know.
Grabs you where few movies reach. Haunting.