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"If there's magic in boxing, it's the magic of fighting battles beyond endurance, beyond cracked ribs, ruptured kidneys and detached retinas. It's the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you."
-- Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris:
It is perhaps unfair to label MillionDollar Baby as a "Female version of Rocky". But for a majority of the film's first half, the focus upon the trainer and fighter brings notable similarities to Stallone's once developing relationship with Burgess Meredith.
Being the avid Rocky fan that I am, I can only commend this film for igniting such nostalgia. That said, the film offers so much more than a female reboot of this boxing classic: MillionDollar baby is emotionally challenging, thought provocative; on the whole, ultimately engaging.
Based on the collection of short stories titled ...
Advantages: Hilary Swank Disadvantages: Slow-moving at the start
Introduction
Few won't have heard of this film, which walked away with four academy awards for best motion picture, best achievement in direction, best actress in a leading role for Hilary Swank and best actor in a supporting role for Morgan Freeman. Boxing is really not my thing and the thought of watching a whole film about it really didn't appeal, but I loved Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry and it's for her alone that I watched this film. I wasn't disappointed. Hilary Swank is a superb actress and deserves every award that comes her way.
The director
Clint Eastwood has always been well-known as an actor in films such as Dirty Harry and Rawhide, but he has also moved into direction over the past few years, with such films as Bridges Over Madison County, Mystic River and MillionDollar Baby. He also had major roles in Bridges Over ...
Advantages: Wonderfully understated story and performances Disadvantages: Dramatic shift in tone may be off putting for some
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman
Story: Ageing boxing trainer Frankie Dunn (Eastwood) has never seized the opportunity of a title match for one of his fighters. Enthusiastic yet untrained Maggie Fitzgerald (Swank) is a waitress with dreams beyond her 31 years. On the advice of his long time gym assistant Eddie (Freeman), Dunn decides to give her a shot?
Certificate: 12
Now the winner of four Oscars, Clint Eastwoods MillionDollar Baby certainly proved to be more than just an contender. Coming hot on the tails of his last directorial outing Mystic River, it's a somewhat smaller, yet equally captivating tale about love, loss and achieving ones dreams.
While initially looking like it's going down in the first, Eastwood slowly brings the character dynamics together to create ...
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