Morgan Freeman, The Acting God

Rating: 9/10 (2 July 2007)

The flawless performances by the cast, the perfect settings and the pure emotional journey you will be taken on make "Million Dollar Baby" a must-see movie and another feather in Eastwood's brilliant career.
"Million Dollar Baby" isn't really a boxing movie, but a movie about the developing relationship between a boxing coach, a female boxer and the man who is the caretaker at the gym where they all initially meet. Clint Eastwood as Frankie Dunn, is simply brilliant in a role that seems so made for him, it would be unfeasible to believe anyone else could have possibly cast in it. He is the aged, wise trainer who has lived boxing his whole life and at his age could do without any angst from any source. His only other occupation seems to be attending church every day.
In my opinion, the actor that stands out the most in this amazing cast isn't Hilary Swank or Clint Eastwood. It's Morgan Freeman. Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris is so eloquently played by veteran Morgan Freeman. He completes the three-way relationship with Frankie and Maggie, which is central to the narrative, narrating part of the story in voice-over as a letter to Frank's estranged daughter. Wise beyond his aging years, Eddie gives good advice, which, although cryptic at times, is taken on board by others. It is the relationships between the three leads in this movie that will be tougher than any bout in the ring. This breath taking performance granted him the Oscar for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role".
Believe it or not, this was Morgan Freeman's first Oscar! 9/10