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Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
Donât, please, read or listen to anything that tells you more than the above; the only other thing you need know is that Eastwoodâs latest is a tremendous movie you should see, even if you think boxing pictures arenât for you. To be aware of more ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Time Out
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
The three frayed souls at the center of "Million Dollar Baby" live by their Jiminy Crickets. Heaven knows they reached their confluence honorably. They have to do what they have to do. They can't not. No "Rocky" this, "Million Dollar Baby" ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Jill Cozzi)Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Jill Cozzi)
December is the month in which studios release their pent-up "quality films", hoping to generate some little gold statues for its stars and some clout for its executives. It's a month that gives reviewers fits, because often this barrage of films ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Jill Cozzi)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver DVDBeaver
Clint Eastwood's 25th film as a director, Million Dollar Baby stands proudly with Unforgiven and Mystic River as the masterwork of a great American filmmaker. In an age of bloated spectacle and computer-generated effects extravaganzas, Eastwood turns ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVDBeaver
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
The machinery of pop-culture hype is supposed to let us know when great movies are coming. Oscar campaigns get planned months in advance, magazine covers are booked, viral marketing is unleashed into the general populace. Yet "Million Dollar Baby" lands ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Boston Globe
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film e Dvd Film e Dvd
Struggente , intenso e toccante. Con questo film Eastwood ci accompagna durante lâascesa della protagonista Hilary Swank con una regia asciutta ma che cattura e coinvolge. Poi improvvisamente, con un colpo di scena che arriva dritto allo stomaco, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Film e Dvd
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Talking Pictures (UK)Talking Pictures (UK)
Clint Eastwood has always had this style in terms of his acting and directing. When âDirtyâ Harry Callaghan shoots the driver who interrupts his breakfast in the diner, he slowly works over with the carnage in the background, fire hydrant spewing ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Talking Pictures (UK)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tail Slate (Sarah Vance)Tail Slate (Sarah Vance)
Million Dollar Baby is the kind of pure cinema that gifts its audience with a complete emotional ride from beginning to end. When you go, make sure you take some Kleenex, because the guy sitting next to you is going to need it. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Tail Slate (Sarah Vance)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
Last year I was extremely disappointed in Clint Eastwood's Mystic River, although hailed by critics and the recipient of two major Oscars, I could not get over my distaste for the depressing and upsetting nature of the film. My dislike for all the ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Blackfilm.comBlackfilm.com
For as many years that Clint Eastwood has been in this business, he has always had the respect of his peers. After all, not only did co-star with them in some films, but he has also directed them as well. Yet, he has never been given an accolade ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Blackfilm.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
"Million Dollar Baby" is like the fighter who tells you where he's going to hit you and just how badly it's going to hurt, and then proves his point by doing exactly that. We can guess from the moment would-be boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaça)Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaça)
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Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for PM Media Review (Mark Runyon)PM Media Review (Mark Runyon)
I fit into the camp that found this film life affirming, and I also thought it had glints of fun and the inspirational. I actually looked up local boxing gyms the day after seeing this in the theatre, but decided getting my head smacked in goes above ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at PM Media Review (Mark Runyon)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)
Boxing, Clint Eastwood tells us, is backward; you canât just do the natural actions you would normally do if you want to survive. And in that spirit, this review is backward. Normally, I would do a standard movie review where I, you know, talked about ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (George Schmidt)MovieFreak.com (George Schmidt)
Clint Eastwood continues his winning streak as film's crusty elder statesman in this absorbing character study about the boxing world with surprises bold and uncompromising - just like his lean, no-frills journeyman filmmaking trademark has always been. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at MovieFreak.com (George Schmidt)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
Actors are capable of sinking into many roles, but icons like Clint Eastwood are another story: His range is limited, but within those limits, his aura suggests a history and gravity that's more powerful than mere performance. In his beautiful boxing ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movies that Bang! (Jordan Hiller)Movies that Bang! (Jordan Hiller)
The best compliment I could give Clint Eastwood's dark boxing drama is that it sticks the audience with a punch not easily forgotten. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Movies that Bang! (Jordan Hiller)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Moda Magazine (Susan Granger)Moda Magazine (Susan Granger)
Frankie's only friend is Eddie "Scrap" Dupris (Morgan Freeman), an ex-boxer who tends his shabby gym, The Hit Pit. Then he meets scrappy, spunky Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) who is determined to be a contender. Frankie tells her she's too ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Moda Magazine (Susan Granger)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Sydney Morning Herald The Sydney Morning Herald
Although the film is set in the present day, the cinematography by Tom Stern (Mystic River) has the timeless feel usually associated with the work of Gordon Willis (The Paper Chase, The Godfather). The cars, satellite dishes and mobile phones may be ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Sydney Morning Herald
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
With all due respect, Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson isn't the only "Lord of the Ring" lurking around in one's cinematic mindset. Based on the skillful and moving boxing saga Million Dollar Baby, it's safe to say that the punchy sentiments of ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Steve Davis)Austin Chronicle (Steve Davis)
There shouldnt be any question about whether Clint Eastwood has earned his place in the pantheon of American cinema. Until the last decade or so, the mention of his name first summoned a visualization of a film icon: the squinting loner wandering the ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Austin Chronicle (Steve Davis)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Pop Entertainment.com Pop Entertainment.com
During his glory days as an action hero, I was never a huge Clint Eastwood fan. Over the last couple of decades, though, he has completely reinvented himself, becoming not only an impressively subtle actor but also one of the most assured and daring ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Pop Entertainment.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Trades (Jim Pappas)The Trades (Jim Pappas)
Is "Million Dollar Baby," the best film of 2004? I don't know, but it sure is a good one, and I know that Clint Eastwood should be proud of this effort. Much of the credit should also be lain at the feet of the writers, F.X. Toole, whose stories from ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Trades (Jim Pappas)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
This time last year, the critics were gushing all over his unexpected offering, "Mystic River." Now it's happening again with his boxing drama, "Million Dollar Baby," which is getting such an avalanche of praise it's poised to grab an Oscar ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Monthly (Oren Golan)Film Monthly (Oren Golan)
Million Dollar Baby never takes the easy road to sentimentality, but earns the attachment of the viewer through blood and guts. The script is fine, with lots of quick one-liners that are drawn out to reveal the characters over the course of the film. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Film Monthly (Oren Golan)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Off-screen Off-screen
Million Dollar Baby è cinema horror allo stato puro, e oltre. Puro nella sua accezione di genere indagatore di creature malviste e malvolute che perciò spaventano, ostentano bestialità e procurano terrore, arrancando ai margini di una società ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Off-screen
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieJustice (Brian D. Girt)MovieJustice (Brian D. Girt)
It is this, not quite by itself, which makes it a modern masterpiece. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at MovieJustice (Brian D. Girt)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Frankie's strategy in boxing is the same as in life: Always protect yourself. Left unguarded, you can get hurt. The boxing-as-life metaphors that have permeated a thousand other stories never felt as true as they do in this beautiful, understated film. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
"Million Dollar Baby" won four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director (Clint Eastwood), Best Actress (Hilary Swank), and Best Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman). It was nominated for three additional Oscars: Best Actor (Eastwood again), Best ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Frank's Reel ReviewsFrank's Reel Reviews
What starts out feeling like a scrawny little run-of-the-mill sports movie with a wimpy title, actually goes the distance to end up as one of 2004's best films. Based on a short story, Rope Burns, from the collection of writings by author F.X. Toole, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Frank's Reel Reviews
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
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Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Every once in a while Clint Eastwood will still surprise you. For every "Unforgiven" (still his reigning masterpiece) there is "True Crime", "Blood Work" and "Space Cowboys". While I thought "Mystic River" was a good film, I thought its over-the-top ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
The film is gracefully measured, gently driving, delicately augmented by Eastwood's own soulful score. Visually it feels almost monochromatic, with muted colour and glimmers of red to remind us of the blood sport and inner rage. An offhanded charm marks ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
Possibly the most accomplished film of Clint Eastwood's career. Clyde ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)
Clint Eastwood's 25th movie as director arrives as many things: a straightforward drama exploring themes of love and redemption, a thoughtful character study with a trio of full-bodied human beings, and the doozy - a third act descent into hell in which ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
After the success of his epic Mystic River, Clint Eastwood could have retired with grace and style. But instead he has done it one better, and with a much smaller, humbler story. Based on F.X. Toole's contemporary collection "Rope Burns," ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
As most everyone knows by now, Hilary Swanks character is a wannabe female boxer, penniless, and desperate for some training. Clint Eastwood's character is, of course, a trainer that doesn't work with girls. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Cinema Blend
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Joe Armenio)DVD Verdict (Joe Armenio)
In his old age, Eastwood has started to take on projects of rare power and bleakness: I admired the ambition of 2003's Mystic River, even though the director's grasp of the story seemed to slip at times and he was too indulgent of Sean Penn's ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVD Verdict (Joe Armenio)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for FilmJudgeFilmJudge
All three lead performances are excellent, and they need to be, because the film is so focused on them that had they given anything less we would soon tire of them. Nobody plays characters with tough exteriors and good hearts quite as well as Eastwood, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at FilmJudge
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth
Million Dollar Baby has now won Best Picture of the year, made the majority of mainstream criticâs âBest Ofâ lists, and made a significant amount of money at the box office. If one has not journeyed to experience the film, he or she may wonder ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth
Clint Eastwood is certainly one of the most productive directors working today, having made seven movies in the last seven years. The fact that this has taken place while he's in his '70s has made it even more impressive. For a while, though, that ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (James Verniere)Boston Herald (James Verniere)
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Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for St. Petersburg Times (Steve Persall)St. Petersburg Times (Steve Persall)
There's a dramatic sucker punch thrown midway through Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby that only a masterpiece could survive. One false note beforehand might make it a clumsy lunge for pathos. One misstep after, and Eastwood's film would collapse ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at St. Petersburg Times (Steve Persall)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Daniel Thomas reviewDaniel Thomas review
If ever a movie deserved its Oscar for Best Picture, it's Million Dollar Baby. I absolutely adore this film. I treasure this film. It carries an emotional honesty and depth of character that is endearing, touching. It is moving without ever becoming ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Daniel Thomas review
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for crocoPuffscrocoPuffs
Clint Eastwood is the s**t. Every decade or so he directs a movie starring Clint Eastwood which shows off the talents of both the actor and the director. Check out the track record: Play Misty for Me (1971), Pale Rider (1985), Unforgiven (1992), and ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at crocoPuffs
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CinemaBlend - DVD Review (Margaret Williams)CinemaBlend - DVD Review (Margaret Williams)
As most everyone knows by now, Hilary Swank's character is a wannabe female boxer, penniless, and desperate for some training. Clint Eastwood's character is, of course, a trainer that doesnât work with girls. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at CinemaBlend - DVD Review (Margaret Williams)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BoxOfficeCritic.com (Eileen Peterman)BoxOfficeCritic.com (Eileen Peterman)
Million Dollar Baby deserves to be the best movie of the year. Now some awards may take it and others may not, but it truly is a deep, personal tale worthy of emulation. Clint Eastwood has excelled in recent years in spinning tales of blue collar ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at BoxOfficeCritic.com (Eileen Peterman)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader ReviewsThe BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Clint Eastwood is a boxing trainer who lived a lifetime by one simple rule; above all, always protect yourself. After a painful estrangment himself from his daughter, he has been unwilling to get close to anyone. That is, until a determined and talented ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BeyondHollywood.comBeyondHollywood.com
ovies like Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" should come with a caveat: "Warning: This movie will stay with you for weeks and months to come." It's an emotional and powerful film, the kind that hits you in the gut repeatedly and dares you not ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at BeyondHollywood.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tom Petrovs Movie ReviewsTom Petrovs Movie Reviews
After watching Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby it has come to me that Clint Eastwood may perhaps be Hollywood's greatest director. I have come to this conclusion because Eastwood's has consistently shown (Unforgiven, Mystic River) despite his ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Tom Petrovs Movie Reviews
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tulsa TV Memories (Gary Chew)Tulsa TV Memories (Gary Chew)
I suggest when youâre reading any other comments about âMillion Dollar Baby,â that you avoid the paragraphs describing any close detail of the story. You really need to see this âbabyâ with as little prior information as possible. Thatâs the ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Tulsa TV Memories (Gary Chew)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Desert Entertainer (Norman Mark)Desert Entertainer (Norman Mark)
Much more than a boxing movie, "Million Dollar Baby" takes an unexpected, unpredictable - and depressing - turn at the end to become a movie that is about life, death and, most important, love. Clint Eastwood, who stars as the boxing gym manager and ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Desert Entertainer (Norman Mark)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dumb Distraction (Clif)Dumb Distraction (Clif)
If you havenât heard about how good this movie is then you must have spent the last few months under a rock in a cave on planet Oblivion, which also means you are probably dead, since the atmosphere of planet Oblivion is comprised mainly of Methane and ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Dumb Distraction (Clif)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Ryan Keefer) - HD-DVDDVD Verdict (Ryan Keefer) - HD-DVD
Whether the film is on high definition or standard DVD, it is an exceptional character study that reflects on very large and identifiable themes. It is another impeccable work by one of cinema's amazing talents. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVD Verdict (Ryan Keefer) - HD-DVD
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for SearchSA.com.au (Christina Bruce)SearchSA.com.au (Christina Bruce)
This is the 25th film Eastwood has directed, the 57th film in which he has acted, and the 21st he has produced which is a phenomenal record and testimony to his skill and endurance! Oh, and Eastwood scored âMillion Dollar Babyâ as well! The flawless ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at SearchSA.com.au (Christina Bruce)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
In the opening scene of Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood is seen applying cotton swabs directly underneath a boxerâs right eye. Over this, the voice of Morgan Freeman, narrating, speaks of âthe best cut manâ he ever knew; Eastwood is clearly ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Oregon Herald (Mark Sells)Oregon Herald (Mark Sells)
"Million Dollar Baby" is not just the finest film of 2004. It's one of the finest character dramas ever made. Based on the stories from F.X. Toole's Rope Burns, "Million Dollar Baby" tells the story of three fascinating characters: Frankie Dunn, a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Oregon Herald (Mark Sells)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood JesusHollywood Jesus
Seventy-year-old F.X. Toole has exploded onto the literary scene with this astonishing first collection of stories drawn from his own experiences in boxing. In these powerful and moving tales, he reveals a complex web of athletes, trainers, and promoters ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Hollywood Jesus
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The FlipcriticThe Flipcritic
A lonely old trainer. A hopeful young waif. With these two simple elements, Clint Eastwood masterfully crafts one of the most heartbreaking of love stories. Not one of romance, but of kinship. MILLION DOLLAR BABY is a triumph of emotional involvement and ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Flipcritic
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Ave!Entertainment Ave!
There is a lot of controversy circling about "Million Dollar Baby," but itâs not because no one thinks this isnât a great movie, and itâs not even some problems with the boxing, itâs about some of the choices made in the movie, but as I see it, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Entertainment Ave!
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Clint Eastwood just shows no signs of slowing down. Probably because he can notoriously crank out a movie faster than any major director with his two-take efficiency. But the faculties of his storytelling just continue to improve and are crossing some ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic (Scott Weinberg)eFilmCritic (Scott Weinberg)
I've run out of adjectives to describe the eternally effortless coolness of Mr. Clint Eastwood. As an actor, a director, a bona-fide butt-kicking ICON...there are few men who've earned such universal adulation. He's an old-fashioned movie star in an ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at eFilmCritic (Scott Weinberg)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Scribble KingScribble King
Clint Eastwood is really a remarkable man. Last year he told us Mystic River was going to be his last movie, this year he surprises us with maybe his best movie ever. Million Dollar Baby is a boxing movie that foregoes all the conventions of the genre. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Scribble King
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Scoop On FilmScoop On Film
It's hard to say anything more about this film without spoiling it, although certain reviewers have done just that to "expose" an agenda. It started with Michael Medved when he went on The 700 Club and since then other reviewers have gone on to talk ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Scoop On Film
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
As a director, Clint Eastwood (Space Cowboys, True Crime) has sometimes been down, but never for the count, and if you consider the last two films he has directed, Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby, you might even conclude he has hit an all new peak, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Homer YenHomer Yen
Yet, the film is not really about boxing at all. It does have some exciting boxing sequences as we watch Maggie manhandle her opponents. However, it is about the nuanced friendship that eventually develops between a girl that knows she is trash and a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Homer Yen
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Johnny BettsJohnny Betts
Masterpiece. Engrossing. Heartbreaking. All words that describe a Johnny Betts movie review. But they can also be used to describe Clint Eastwood's latest project Million Dollar Baby. Make no mistake about it; I'm a huge Eastwood mark. So you might be ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Johnny Betts
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Wahid SharifWahid Sharif
Yes, the plot to this film is simple, and that's perfectly fine. In this day and age of overstylized visuals, MTVlike editing mixed with stories that are stale and predictable as the taste of a McDonalds burger, here's a film in "Million Dollar Baby" ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Wahid Sharif
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)
Million Dollar Baby is a seven times Oscar nominated film about boxing and love. Frankie Dunn is the best boxing trainer in town, but since his not-talked-about estrangement with his daughter, he's gone to mass every day and has been unable to get ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick)New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
His haunted Frankie Dunn is a character every bit as unforgettable as Dirty Harry and the Man With No Name - he should start clearing lots of room on his mantel come Oscar time. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bright Lights Film JournalBright Lights Film Journal
Million Dollar Baby adds to Clint Eastwood's legacy in ways we might not have expected. It explores emotional terrain as he hasnât done before, and it gives him a kind of role that he has never had before. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Bright Lights Film Journal
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Director and writer Clint Eastwood has delivered a knock out punch with this wonderfully absorbing film. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Kamera.co.uk Kamera.co.uk
"Million Dollar Baby" is one of those films that catches you off guard. What starts out as a typical 'triumph of the spirit' takes an unprecedented turn, delving into the heart of darkness only to surface with hope and possibility. It's a powerful ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Kamera.co.uk
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Daniel Portnoy)The Cinema Source (Daniel Portnoy)
Million Dollar Baby is an adaptation of the short story " Rope Burns " written by experienced fight-manager F.X. Toole. I remember when I first went to see this movie in the theaters. Many of my friends had never heard of it. Those who had would laugh ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Cinema Source (Daniel Portnoy)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for A Nutshell ReviewA Nutshell Review
This is not just a boxing movie. It's a boxing movie with a lot of heart. This is a story about hope, and giving hope when all seems lost, about dogged determination, and never giving up, about relationships and second chances. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at A Nutshell Review
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)
Actors are capable of sinking into many roles, but icons like Clint Eastwood are another story: His range is limited, but within those limits, his aura suggests a history and gravity that's more powerful than mere performance. In his beautiful boxing ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Nehring The EdgeNehring The Edge
To open, I will admit this is a great film. The script and direction are worthy of the attention they have received. The acting is some of the best in recent years. I am particularly impressed with the boxing sequences. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Nehring The Edge
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Zertinet Movies ReviewZertinet Movies Review
âMillion Dollar Baby,â in stark contrast, is the genuine artifact, not a film that goes from point A to point B, but a refreshingly original experience that starts where it happens to start and ends in the only way that seems logical. It is not a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Zertinet Movies Review
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)
Can we expect yet another heartwarming, tearjerking drama from famed actor/director/producer/composer Clint Eastwood next year, to complete the one-two punch he delivered to us in 2003âs MYSTIC RIVER and 2004âs MILLION DOLLAR BABY? Wow! Some people ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for HugeReviews.comHugeReviews.com
A few hours ago, two days before this year's Oscar event, I finally got around to watching Million Dollar Baby, and, despite horrific conditions in the theater, moronic audience members and a slightly out of focus screen, Million Dollar Baby flat out ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at HugeReviews.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.comfilmcritic.com
When did Clint Eastwood find the time to pour his heart and soul into Million Dollar Baby? Between stumping for last yearâs Mystic River and collecting accolades from critics groups coast to coast, all signs pointed to this off-the-cuff project being a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at filmcritic.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for UTK Daily Beacon (Andy Buckner)UTK Daily Beacon (Andy Buckner)
Some films have it; others donât. Clint Eastwoodâs newest creation, âMillion Dollar Baby,â is definitely one of those that does. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at UTK Daily Beacon (Andy Buckner)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for cinepinion (Patrick Boyton)cinepinion (Patrick Boyton)
Thereâs something about Morgan Freemanâs voice- itâs deep, rich resonance and soothing cadence-, which brings dramatic gravity whenever itâs heard onscreen. He could read a grocery list (or something comparable, like his dialogue in Dreamcatcher) ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at cinepinion (Patrick Boyton)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Blogcritics - DVD review (Matt Paprocki)Blogcritics - DVD review (Matt Paprocki)
Million Dollar Baby is not a boxing film. Comparisons to Rocky or Raging Bull are pointless. This is more than that. It's deeper, more involved, and something else entirely. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Blogcritics - DVD review (Matt Paprocki)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Daniel Portnoy)The Cinema Source (Daniel Portnoy)
Million Dollar Baby is an adaptation of the short story âRope Burnsâ written by experienced fight-manager F.X. Toole. I remember when I first went to see this movie in the theaters. Many of my friends had never heard of it. Those who had would laugh ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Cinema Source (Daniel Portnoy)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Rick Kisonak)MovieWeb (Rick Kisonak)
When everybody was falling all over themselves trying to out-rave everybody else in their reviews of Mystic River, I couldn't quite get a bead on what the hubbub was about. I thought the movie had its moments but, overall, was wildly overrated. This ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at MovieWeb (Rick Kisonak)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Video Reviews with Joan EllisVideo Reviews with Joan Ellis
âMillion Dollar Babyâ is timeless. You could have watched it at any time during the last fifty years without knowing when it was made. It is as far removed as it can possibly be from the current events that roil the world. It is equally removed ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Video Reviews with Joan Ellis
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BumsCorner.comBumsCorner.com
I have always liked Clint Eastwood. Rather it was his classic westernâs including the excellent âMan with No Nameâ trilogy, or the âHarry Callahanâ movies, I have always been thoroughly entertained. Even at this point in his life, he continues ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at BumsCorner.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) owns a gym and works as a trainer. He likes to take his time moving his boxers into championship bouts - this cautious approach costs him his best fighter just as he is on the verge of a title fight. Maggie Fitzgerald ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Movie Chicks
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
MILLION DOLLAR BABY is a perfect film. Director and co-star Clint Eastwood has taken a story about people who live on the margins of life and turned it into a universal story about redemption and respect, and getting them the only way that counts, by ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmtext.comfilmtext.com
Boxen ist ein Kinomythos par excellence. In Million Dollar Baby scheint er einmal mehr unterhaltsam abzurollen, in Gestalt der Leichtgewichtlerin Maggie (Hilary Swank) und ihres Trainers Frankie (Clint Eastwood). Bis zu einem knöchernen Krachen etwa in ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at filmtext.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the MoviesChristian Spotlight on the Movies
Going another round in the ring with Clint Eastwood in âMillion Dollar Babyâ involves a familiar actor combination, as well as jabs of his usual amounts of melancholy. This narrative is lighter on its feet than some of his other films, due to its ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
It is no idle exaggeration to say that one doesn't, by and large, remember the women in Clint Eastwood films. They may be girlfriends or troublemakers, but they are seldom more than adjuncts decorating the core drama of masculine aggression, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for As the Reel Rolls (Malcolm Clark)As the Reel Rolls (Malcolm Clark)
Million Dollar Baby is without doubt a specially fine film, purporting to be about an uphill climb in the boxing game, but actually being a deep examination of three lonely people and their hopes and fears and desperation. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at As the Reel Rolls (Malcolm Clark)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Latino ReviewLatino Review
Clint Eastwood has directed twenty-seven films over the span of his almost fifty year career. Long established as a cinematic icon of machismo and ruggedness, his greatest success has come from his ability to convey the deepest of human emotions in a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Latino Review
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reverse ShotReverse Shot
There are many, many films out there, and despite our usually justifiable complaints about monotonous mediocrity and vapidity, most films have something to offer, something to respect if not love, something for a craftsman or performer or producer to be ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Reverse Shot
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Though not as accomplished as Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby still finds Clint Eastwood at the peak of his powers. Ripe with boxing movie clichés and slow to the point of distraction, this melancholy tale of an ageing trainer and the girl pugilist he ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at BBC Films
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
The 74-year-old Clint Eastwood ("Play Misty For Me"-1971, the first film he directed) directs, stars, produces, and writes the score for this brilliant drama about boxing, unlikely friendships, and redemption. In its simple aim, it's about a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Insiders (Scott Mantz)Entertainment Insiders (Scott Mantz)
I don't know what's more impressive; the fact that filmmaking legend Clint Eastwood is still at the top of his game at the ripe old age of 74, or the fact that a movie about a violent sport like boxing could end up being such a tender emotional ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Scott Mantz)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
It is often said that if we are not able to get the love that we need from members of our family, we can turn to others for this sustaining and powerful emotion. In the final segments of Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood explores the redemptive power ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cineclub-Filmkritik Cineclub-Filmkritik
Als Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) zu Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) in die Boxschule kommt, ist dieser gar nicht begeistert. Obwohl Maggie mit eisernem Willen ausgestattet ist, kommt ein Training für Frankie eigentlich nicht in Frage. Sie ist zu alt, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Cineclub-Filmkritik
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Oh, but this is a sucker punch of a movie, harsh and sere and so thoroughly unsentimental that it seems to have active contempt for lesser movies that pander to the audience's desire to walk out of the theater feeling good and happy and that all is ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)
Redemption, second chances and coming to grips with the past, themes explored by Eastwood in many of his previous efforts, are explored once again here. One would figure that by this point in his career, Eastwood would have run out of things to say about ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TrinimanTriniman
Hilary Swank's Oscar nomination as best female actor is deserved. Her character is confident and full of spirit because she loves boxing and is given a chance to live it. Meanwhile, we see her trailer trash roots, with a broken family, mother on ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Triniman
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movies for GuysMovies for Guys
This is the best thing Clint has done since Unforgiven, and definitely deserved the best picture nod from the less than masculine masses, that call themselves Academy ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Movies for Guys
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
When did Clint Eastwood find the time to pour his heart and soul into Million Dollar Baby? Between stumping for last year’s Mystic River and collecting accolades from critics groups coast to coast, all signs pointed to this off-the-cuff project ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Hilary Swank as Maggie and Clint Eastwood as Frankie in Million Dollar BabyHilary Swank and Clint Eastwood step into the ring in style, delivering a one-two punch as a determined fighter and her aging trainer. Swank is a knockout as Maggie Fitzgerald, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Blake Snyder)MovieWeb (Blake Snyder)
Imagine Rocky with Clint Eastwood playing the Burgess Meredith part and Hilary Swank taking the Stallone role. What you get is Million Dollar Baby, a female boxing movie with an affecting twist -- and the best picture of 2004. Clint Eastwood directs ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at MovieWeb (Blake Snyder)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Metropolitan (Jean Lowerison)San Diego Metropolitan (Jean Lowerison)
Clint Eastwood may be the best director out there. Who else could take a stock story and make a brilliant film? "Million Dollar Baby" is a sort of female "Rocky" story, except the "baby" is Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank). Maggie shows up in ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at San Diego Metropolitan (Jean Lowerison)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
The 25th movie Clint Eastwood has directed -- not to mention the 21st he's produced, and the 57th he's appeared in -- "Million Dollar Baby" perfectly reflects the Eastwood aesthetic. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Nowadays, it's impossible for a filmmaker to tell a story that is properly received. Real substance and plotting are not only tough to market, but are also bound to enrage someone. Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, for example, was released last ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
All of the performances (aside from those noted above) are perfect, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Swank and Freeman nominated for Oscars this year. This isn't much of a stretch, say, from what we saw in The Shawshank Redemption, but that doesn't ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mediasearch, Australia Mediasearch, Australia
Itâs not very often that a film comes along and completely defies your expectations in the way the Million Dollar Baby does. Youâre by now familiar with the career change of Clint Eastwood, from marquee actor to topnotch director, but even his films ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Mediasearch, Australia
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
This One's a Winner“Million Dollar Baby” was a last minute addition to the list of 2004 Oscar contenders. In fact, Clint Eastwood’s critically acclaimed boxing drama was so late upon the scene that when brought up in conversation as a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (Ed Symkus)Boston Herald (Ed Symkus)
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Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
Eastwood makes the boxing scenes look realistic and there is excitement in seeing Maggie develop as a winner. But Frankie doesnât want to let her go too far too fast and take risks for which she isnât ready. Ultimately âMillion Dollar Babyâ takes ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" is a masterpiece, pure and simple, deep and true. It tells the story of an aging fight trainer and a hillbilly girl who thinks she can be a boxer. It ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia Inquirer
In many ways, Million Dollar Baby is a glorious throwback: It's a boxing movie, with pummeling and pathos, ringside drama and despair - a genre that goes back to the silents, that embraces everything from tough-guy tragedy to shameless ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Director Clint Eastwood pulls no punches in "Million Dollar Baby," a devastating, gritty film-noir boxing drama that gets at the callused heart of the sport while also spiraling into an emotional tour de force. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for In Review (Adam Suraf)In Review (Adam Suraf)
Clint Eastwoodâs âMillion Dollar Babyâ is, and isnât, your typical homegrown American boxing film. It is a story that takes place in and around old, sweaty boxing gyms, in the rings of semi-professional bouts, backroom managerial deals, and ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at In Review (Adam Suraf)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
When everybody was falling all over themselves trying to out-rave everybody else in their reviews of Mystic River, I couldn't quite get a bead on what the hubbub was about. I thought the movie had its moments but, overall, was wildly overrated. This ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
But the film's greatest asset is how it ties the passions of boxing with the characters' larger struggles, turning the underdog sports clichés into an intimate examination of the human heart. Though it remains dark and brooding, it has a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Unlike most actors, who are constantly stretching to try on new personas, Clint Eastwood continues to weave variations on the same theme. In the boxing drama Million Dollar Baby, which he also directed, Eastwood plays Frankie Dunn, a flinty, wizened ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Popkorn JunkieThe Popkorn Junkie
Million Dollar Baby is such a rich and challenging motion picture and it is a must-see for all movie-going fans. This film will touch your heart and haunt you at the same time but is free of the usual Hollywood melodrama manipulation that you would ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Popkorn Junkie
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Review e-zineDVD Review e-zine
"Million Dollar Baby" is the latest film in Clint Eastwood's remarkable career. Once again he directed the film and stars in it and once again he takes on a premise that may appear completely simple and straight-forward and turns it into an experience ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)
Enough ink has been spilled on Million Dollar Baby to make my review more than redundant. For the record, I thought the "film noir" visual style worked in the context of this boxing story, with its tough-guy street poetry and old man's wisdom. People ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Million Dollar Baby, then, is a little like The Hit Pit, finding room and patience for lots of disparate personalities without rigidifying into a John Sayles movie, and without losing its basic, severe convictions in the arbitrary ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for allesfilm.com (Reinhard Bradatsch)allesfilm.com (Reinhard Bradatsch)
Nachdem Boxtrainer Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) soeben Micky Mack â sein heiÃestes Pferd im Stall â verloren hat, taucht die 37-jährige Maggie (Hilary Swank) in dessen Trainingszentrum auf. Maggie möchte von Frankie trainiert werden, doch ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at allesfilm.com (Reinhard Bradatsch)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
Clint Eastwood is drawing the best reviews of his career for Million Dollar Baby -- and he has received some pretty ecstatic ones in the past. Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times calls it "a masterpiece, pure and simple, deep and true." Ebert also has ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at ShowBIZ Data
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Pajiba (Dustin Rowles)Pajiba (Dustin Rowles)
Iâll admit right off that I wasnât particularly thrilled about the prospect of watching a Clint Eastwood boxing movie. The film, which stars Hillary Swank and Morgan Freeman, in addition to Eastwood as an over-the-hill boxing trainer, has had a lot ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Pajiba (Dustin Rowles)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Audiences will find the story compelling and easy to follow and inevitably will be swept up into its emotional peaks and valleys. Eastwood successfully camouflages this layered human morality tale as a boxing film the same way Muhammad Ali would ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Haro OnlineHaro Online
Clint Eastwood has directed films for over thirty years, and has been acting for over fifty. Needless to say, he has a lot of experience in front of and behind the camera, and all of that experience went into directing Million Dollar Baby, his most ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Haro Online
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
Eastwood's decision to direct a drama set in the world of boxing may not be too surprising, but there's more to this boxing film than round after round of ring bouts. Certainly, boxing fans will appreciate the way Eastwood films the boxing action, but ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Comingsoon.net
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
In a movie with nose-crunching blows, heart-stopping moments and a punch you may not see coming, one quiet conversation stands out. It's an old-fashioned scene, like something out of an Edward Hopper painting or 1940s film, with two people sitting at a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Nick Schager Film ProjectThe Nick Schager Film Project
A sentimental tale told unsentimentally, Clint Eastwoodâs stunning Million Dollar Baby sounds like every second-rate boxing movie made during the â50s and â60s â a lower-class fighter with championship dreams is driven to greatness by a grizzled ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Nick Schager Film Project
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Houston ChronicleHouston Chronicle
There's nothing particularly subtle about the way Clint Eastwood handles this in his new boxing movie, Million Dollar Baby. He lays it all out for you â his main character's contradictions â in his patented measured, old-fashioned style. The style ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Houston Chronicle
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Seattle Weekly (Brian Miller)Seattle Weekly (Brian Miller)
You get two movies for the price of one in Million Dollar Baby (which opens Friday, Jan. 7, at the Meridian), and I prefer the more corny, clichéd first 90 minutesâa kind of distaff Rocky picture. That's not the portion that's putting it on so many ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Seattle Weekly (Brian Miller)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Sonic Cinema (Brian Skutle)Sonic Cinema (Brian Skutle)
This movie caught everyone off guard. No Fall Movie Preview mentioned it. No trailer was seen by me until December. No promotion of any kind. Of course, at this stage in his career, Clint Eastwood has earned the right to be rebellious- heck, heâs been ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Sonic Cinema (Brian Skutle)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for WhatDVD 3-disc special edition reviewWhatDVD 3-disc special edition review
Untalented filmmakers make the mistake of keeping their movies simple with obvious, pedestrian direction. Clint Eastwood is an experienced director who doesnât need overt, stylistic flourishes to make his point. His movies are the epitome of ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at WhatDVD 3-disc special edition review
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Finally, the New Clint Eastwood, dramatically unveiled in Blood Work and improved upon in Mystic River, comes into his own. The deliberate, portentious style he has been fine-tuning finds a home in Million Dollar Baby, a powerful and profoundly upsetting ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVDRAMADVDRAMA
Warner USA prend grand soin de la dernière perle signée Clint Eastwod et lâon ne trouve pas grand-chose à redire à ce superbe transfert. Lâéditeur soigne tout particulièrement la palette colorimétrique, nous offrant à la fois des teintes ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVDRAMA
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVDRAMADVDRAMA
StudioCanal prend grand soin de la dernière perle signée Clint Eastwod et lâon ne trouve pas grand-chose à redire à ce superbe transfert, ce malgré la présence de cinq pistes sonores pour un film de plus de deux heures. Lâéditeur soigne tout ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVDRAMA
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVD MovieGuideDVD MovieGuide
Sometimes I really believe that there is such a thing as a âmake goodâ Oscar. This theory postulates that sometimes an award recipient gets a prize as a concession to a prior work that failed to take home the gold. For instance, Renee Zellwegerâs ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVD MovieGuide
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for CHUD.com (Nick Nunziata)CHUD.com (Nick Nunziata)
The term âshadow boxingâ has never been more apt than in Clint Eastwoodâs solemn and brilliantly restrained film Million Dollar Baby. Everyone here is a wisp of a person, broken down by time, unrealistic dreams, or their own personal TKOâs. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at CHUD.com (Nick Nunziata)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips Jr.)
This is Clint Eastwood's 25th film as a director, and he appears to be in the middle of a Luis Bunuelâsized career renaissance. (He's around the same age as Bunuel when he directed The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and That Obscure Object of ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips Jr.)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)The Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)
There is something about sports expressed by bodies gracefully in motion. This rings true in Million Dollar Baby, a poetic film about boxing as a metaphor for life, where you are either knocking people out or hitting the mat. Clint Eastwood captures the ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for moviereview (Colin Fraser)moviereview (Colin Fraser)
âBoxing is about respect. Taking it from the other guy, getting it for yourselfâ. In a grim corner of Los Angeles, Maggie (Hilary Swank) is a young woman with no discernable future, determined to shake her trailer-trash past. Sheâs tough, knows a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at moviereview (Colin Fraser)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (John J. Puccio)DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
Those of you still annoyed that your favorite film, "The Shawshank Redemption," didn't garner any Oscars ten years earlier can rejoice in Clint Eastwood's 2004 Academy Award winner, "Million Dollar Baby." It's a melding of Frank Darabont's ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
"Million Dollar Baby" is the work of an American legend at the top of his form. If the film doesn't sucker punch you on first viewing, its humanity is sure to haunt for days afterward. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Georgia Straight (Ken Eisner)Georgia Straight (Ken Eisner)
What really makes this Baby, with its murky minimalism and spare score (by Eastwood himself) more than worthwhile is its ability to subvert sports-movie verities to mine something much richer, and more disturbing, beneath the skin. It's a given that ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Georgia Straight (Ken Eisner)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)The Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)
There is something about sports expressed by bodies gracefully in motion. This rings true in Million Dollar Baby, a poetic film about boxing as a metaphor for life, where you are either knocking people out or hitting the mat. Clint Eastwood captures the ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic ReviewseFilmCritic Reviews
As anyone who has ever watched a boxing movie (or actual boxing, I suppose) knows, one of the secrets to victory is to fake out your opponent. If you can lull him into thinking that he knows exactly what you are going to do, such as making him think that ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! Movies
I won't tell you what the social issue twist is: Clint might make his day exacting revenge for the spoiler. I wouldn't want to ruin it anyway. Not knowing and just anticipating turns Million Dollar Baby into a psychological time bomb. That worked for ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Jam! Movies
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Not to be confused with the Ronald Reagan film from the â40s, Clint Eastwoodâs Million Dollar Baby might be the best boxing movie since Scorseseâs Raging Bull. At one point, while thoroughly engrossed in Babyâs story, I said to myself, âThere ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)
Early on in Million Dollar Baby, with the smooth, rich tones of Morgan Freemanâs narration guiding us through the tale, I had an eerie feeling that I had stumbled into a sequel to The Shawshank Redemption set some decades later with Tim Robbinsâ ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)
I canât help but feel some remorse for Martin Scorcese as he once again lost out on the coveted Best Director Academy Award to yet another actor-turned-director. His âRaging Bullâ lost to âOrdinary Peopleâ (Directed by Robert Redford) and ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Ryan EllisRyan Ellis
Given a choice, I'd rather go to a show that lasts 90 minutes than one that takes up more than 2 hours. Not that the good ones aren't worth the extra time, but when you want to see every single movie ever made, every half hour counts. 'Million Dollar ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Ryan Ellis
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The MovieHamlet (Stefan Hedmark)The MovieHamlet (Stefan Hedmark)
As an actor, Clint Eastwood is a genuine American icon. His career as a director on the other hand has been quite uneven but the release of Mystic River (2003) and Million Dollar Baby, two very impressive dramas about human nature, shows how much he has ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The MovieHamlet (Stefan Hedmark)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Harvey S. KartenHarvey S. Karten
While the production notes for the film state that this is not a boxing movie but one about relationships is simplistic. True, the spine of the story is the symbiosis between an aging trainer and a soontobemiddleaged contender. But those of us who ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Harvey S. Karten
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Eastwoods follow-up to Mystic River is a moving, impressively directed drama with strong performances from its three leads. Expect Oscar nominations aplenty.Clint Eastwood is clearly on something of a roll at the moment, as Million Dollar Baby is his ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Martin Tsai's BlogMartin Tsai's Blog
For all its train-wreck brutality, boxing dependably delivers knockout entertainment that has viewers reflexively dodging punches and vicariously experiencing an adrenaline rush. True champions among boxing films - such as the biographical Raging Bull, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Martin Tsai's Blog
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Million Dollar Baby is hard-boiled with a heart -- a lean, modern film noir that places a touching surrogate father-daughter relationship among the inky shadows and crumbling walls of a fading corner of Los Angeles in which a bright light temporarily ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for hybridmagazine.com hybridmagazine.com
Arriving in theaters on the tails of winning the Golden Globe, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the Directors Guild Awards for the yearâs best achievement in directing, the iconic Clint Eastwood has created an instant classic with Million Dollar ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at hybridmagazine.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Box Office Mojo (C.A. Wolski)Box Office Mojo (C.A. Wolski)
Clint Eastwood's boxing picture, Million Dollar Baby, is more welterweight than heavyweight in its depiction of the redemptive power of sports. That said, it wins by a technicality due to Eastwood's assured direction and fantastic performances by him ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Box Office Mojo (C.A. Wolski)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reverse ShotReverse Shot
Somehow I'm always surprised by a new Clint Eastwood movie showing up in theaters, though it can't be for lack of fanfare, as there's an ever-increasing round of critical apoplexy surrounding each release from our beloved "old pro." But all this ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Reverse Shot
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bob BloomBob Bloom
Those four words set the tone for the rest of this oldfashioned drama that delivers a onetwo combination of grit and determination followed by a roundhouse punch of heartbreak.The movie, based on a short story by former `cut man' F.X. Toole, has been ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Bob Bloom
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)
Million Dollar Baby is just one more piece of evidence to add to the already long list of reasons why Clint Eastwood is undeniably one of the greatest American filmmakers of all time. I put Eastwood right up there with Billy Wilder and John Huston. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Fresh Films Review (Fredrik Fevang)The Fresh Films Review (Fredrik Fevang)
Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning film disconcertingly shifts between being banal and clichéd and truly poignant and dramatically powerful. It is a film packed with interesting aspects, directed wonderfully by Eastwood with a remarkable sense of pacing ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Fresh Films Review (Fredrik Fevang)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Appreciating Great TrashAppreciating Great Trash
Clint Eastwood's Mystic River and especially Unforgiven are masterpieces that work on such a natural, unincumbered level that their emotional impacts transcend mere storytelling; they aren't held back by the machinations of obvious plot-points or overt ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Appreciating Great Trash
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie Insider (Peter Lowry)The Movie Insider (Peter Lowry)
On the Surface, Million Dollar Baby looks like just another boxing movie. A film that looks to be all about a rags to riches female version of Rocky that looks show one person's rise to victory after overcoming great odds. Yet Clint Eastwood's newest ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Movie Insider (Peter Lowry)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
Performance-wise, the filmâs cast couldnât be better, and although I never was a big fan of Eastwoodâs acting style, it seems that his Dirty Harry days just might finally be over. Swank and Freeman both turn out wonderful performances as ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling StoneRolling Stone
At seventy-four, Clint Eastwood is enjoying a second championship season. Last year he directed Mystic River and gave the piece a tragic poetry that seeps into Million Dollar Baby, a stunningly drawn map of the human heart disguised as a boxing yarn. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Rolling Stone
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Scott Lecter)DVD Talk (Scott Lecter)
Million Dollar Baby went from being a small Clint Eastwood project that endured several snags along the way toward getting made, to being the critical darling of 2004 and the best boxing film since Raging Bull. It is simply that good. Eastwood just ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVD Talk (Scott Lecter)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.com DVD review (James Plath)Reel.com DVD review (James Plath)
Fresh from the success of Mystic River, Eastwood turned his attention to Haggis' screenplay, which combines two short boxing stories from F.X. Toole's collection, Rope Burns. The actors and director feel each other out in the early rounds, go all out ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Reel.com DVD review (James Plath)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
There appears to be a special place in the hearts of movie audiences for the boxing film. The life of a pugilist offers incredibly fertile ground for a story involving overcoming every obstacle to win. These films also seem to have a better than average ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)
Million Dollar Baby is one of those films that works best when its themes are allowed to blindside you, just the way that real life tends to do. This can be a tough trick in today's world of information saturation. Entering into the film completely ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
I deem a movie to be worthwhile if I need time to recover after seeing it. Million Dollar Baby is such a film. It does not easily release the viewer, and it demands a time of reflection and contemplation afterwards. It is a rich and ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
What a marvelous return to form Clint Eastwood has made following the disaster of Blood Work. In fact, one could argue that his two most recent films, Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby, have ushered in the most dramatically compelling phase of ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Million Dollar Baby is the best movie that's not really about boxing since the original Rocky. Boxing clichés abound and will no doubt be used freely by many reviewers. But Million Dollar Baby is such an exceptional film that it deserves better ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Reel.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movierapture (Keith Allen)Movierapture (Keith Allen)
Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby is a generally accomplished, frequently affecting film. It is neither strikingly beautiful nor innovative, but it is so likely to move the viewer that it will surely keep him involved throughout its duration. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Movierapture (Keith Allen)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Review by Mark Dujsik There are really two films in Million Dollar Baby, and both of them are unexpected.  What Clint Eastwood has done is turn the sports movie formula on its ear with this film, focusing on ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Mr. CrankyMr. Cranky
I think my theater's projector was underpowered. How else does one explain all the shadowy, nearly unintelligible shots director Clint Eastwood tries to pass off as art? The message of this movie is that it's more important to live a short life ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Mr. Cranky
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
Clint Eastwood stars in and directs this story of an aging boxing trainer who's troubled by his estrangement from his daughter and is afraid of taking on any responsibilities. However, he reluctantly agrees to train a young woman (Hilary Swank) who's ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at kids-in-mind
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)
Million Dollar Baby packs an emotional punch that knocks the wind out of its audience like no movie has in years. It's Clint Eastwood's best movie since 1992's Unforgiven and his most heart wrenching effort to date. And I can't talk about any of it. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
This unusual, unassuming and unheralded drama may never enjoy the reputation of Unforgiven or do Mystic River-sized business, but it comfortably competes in the same division. Baby's easy manner may wrongfoot many, but be warned: to steal from Ali, this ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Slant Magazine - DVD ReviewSlant Magazine - DVD Review
nother act of faith from Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby may be the best American film of 2004. The story of a woman who becomes a boxing sensation after winning the affections of her would-be manager, the film casts Hilary Swank as the David to ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Slant Magazine - DVD Review
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
With the peculiarly titled Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood elicits yet another remarkable performance from a young actor. Hilary Swank, who just a film or so ago (The Core) was looking like she'd never again achieve the stunning effectiveness of ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for UKscreenUKscreen
There's no doubting the fact that this is powerful drama, with three central performances honed to perfection, and another assured turn behind the camera from Eastwood. But the much-trailed "twist," an hour and a half in, changes the film from a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at UKscreen
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
Whatever French film critics may say, Clint Eastwood is no pure-hearted artisteâhis favored working regimen consists of a thick, undressed cut of genre skirt steak or two interspersed between his headier engagements. For every Unforgiven, there's an ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for IndependentCritics.com (Richard Propes)IndependentCritics.com (Richard Propes)
I don't consider myself a Clint Eastwood fan...in fact, I usually find myself quite the contrary. Even when I respect his films, I seldom find myself emotionally drawn to them or even simply enjoying them. This started to change with last year's ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at IndependentCritics.com (Richard Propes)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film-Critiques.comFilm-Critiques.com
If you get the chance to see this movie, I highly recommend it. Overall, Itâs not your typical boxing movie, but is a character driven film, with complex issues such as age, religion, determination, family, and heart. It doesnât get much better than ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Film-Critiques.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Eastwood needs every ounce of credibility his three stars can give him though; what works against Million Dollar Baby is an air of corniness in story aspects and some badly drawn side characters. A few of the events involving a skinny gym-rat and ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
This unusual, unassuming and unheralded drama may never enjoy the reputation of Unforgiven or do Mystic River-sized business, but it comfortably competes in the same division. Baby's easy manner may wrongfoot many, but be warned: to steal from Ali, this ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Boston PhoenixThe Boston Phoenix
First, the title. A million dollars is not a lot for a baby when actors get 10 times that for being in films that no one sees. Itâs a Depression-era kind of title, and it resounds with phrases like "Million Dollar Movie," the name of a program of ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The Boston Phoenix
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Kung Fu CinemaKung Fu Cinema
Clint Eastwood ought to be lounging in Boca Raton, enjoying a well-deserved rest after thirty years of filmmaking and fifty years of acting in some of Hollywood's most critical and crowd pleasing hits. Instead, at the tender age of 74 he's directing, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Kung Fu Cinema
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
At seventy-four, Clint Eastwood is enjoying a second championship season. Last year he directed Mystic River and gave the piece a tragic poetry that seeps into Million Dollar Baby, a stunningly drawn map of the human heart disguised as a boxing yarn. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Contrary to how the trailers make it appear, "Million Dollar Baby" is no mere distaff "Rocky." And to say it doesn't go where you think it's going is putting it mildly. That may sound coy, but to give away the plot twist that takes the film in a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for In Film AustraliaIn Film Australia
Hard-edged legend Clint Eastwood began his career in soon-to-be immortalized roles anchoring Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns. Over the course of the next four decades the strapping star of action classics like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at In Film Australia
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
With last year's Mystic River and now Million Dollar Baby, Eastwood has proved himself to be a director of still tremendous talent. This time around, he also proves himself to be an actor as well. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
There has been nothing but huge buzz surrounding Academy Award winning director Clint Eastwoodâs latest film. Is Million Dollar Baby worth all the critical hype? I don't think so. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Cinema Blend
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
With the peculiarly titled "Million Dollar Baby," Clint Eastwood elicits yet another remarkable performance from a young actor. Hilary Swank, who just a film or so ago ("The Core") was looking like she'd never again achieve the stunning ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site
His direction of actors varies wildly. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden and the rest in Mystic River gave poor, thoroughly misguided performances in a muddy, misanthropic work. Swank, a gifted performer, is more effective here because the ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at World Socialist Web Site
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Three Imaginary Girls review (embracey)Three Imaginary Girls review (embracey)
MILLION DOLLAR BABY No one is more surprised than I that a boxing movie directed by and starring Clint Eastwood would top my best-of-the-year list. A simple plot summary might suggest a darker version of Girlfight, but brilliant screenwriter Paul Haggis ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Three Imaginary Girls review (embracey)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
After Mystic River, one of the most overrated pictures of the last few years, this is a return to form for Clint Eastwood. He produces, directs, scores and stars in "Million Dollar Baby", a boxing drama where it's the emotional wounds that take the ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DVD Review e-zineDVD Review e-zine
Having avoided all of the hype surrounding this film during its theatrical run, and feeling that Martin Scorsese was possibly robbed at this year's Oscar ceremony, I'm truly delighted that I finally took opportunity to experience the film. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for GodspyGodspy
For the two of us, going to a movie requires planning. It's hard to be spontaneous when you're in a wheelchair, or trudging along beside one. But nothing was going to keep us from judging Clint Eastwood's controversial new movie for ourselves. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Godspy
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for FilmStew.com (Richard Horgan)FilmStew.com (Richard Horgan)
Like the boxing world that it depicts, Clint Eastwood's 25th directorial effort can only truly be deemed a champ if it matches up convincingly to previous consensus title-holders. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at FilmStew.com (Richard Horgan)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Reel.com (Sarah Chauncey)Reel.com (Sarah Chauncey)
Boxing clichés abound and will no doubt be used freely by many reviewers. But Million Dollar Baby is such an exceptional film that it deserves better than clever puns. This movie is a breathtaking human drama that will leave you speechless. Okay, so ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Reel.com (Sarah Chauncey)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Nevertheless, I cannot deny Million Dollar Baby the credit it deserves. It is an outstanding piece of cinema but perhaps not entirely my cup of tea and maybe not a movie for anyone not looking to get beat up by a movie. I would be very surprised ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)
Million Dollar Baby tells an inspiring and engaging story from start to finish. There aren't many plot twists or anything, but watching the characters experience success and drama comes across very realistically and dramatically in terms of directing ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for offoffoff.comoffoffoff.com
And maybe that's why there are more fine boxing movies than baseball, football, basketball and hockey movies combined. "Raging Bull" and "Rocky" are the obvious ones, of course. But I can also think of a short animated film that was the first thing ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at offoffoff.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVDnett.noDVDnett.no
et er noe med Oscarpriser som gjør at forventningene mine vokser i forkant av en filmopplevelse. Million Dollar Baby drog med seg hele fire statuetter, og ikke kjedelige tekniske priser som beste lyd eller årets sminke, men fire av de gjeveste man kan ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVDnett.no
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Vault (Friday and Saturday Night Critic)Movie Vault (Friday and Saturday Night Critic)
If there is one word to describe what "Million Dollar Baby" does so well, it's "breathe." In the broad outlines of its plot, there's nothing unpredictable about its first two acts. But the movie is paced so wellâit breathes so deeplyâthat ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Movie Vault (Friday and Saturday Night Critic)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmdeculte.com (Julie Anterrieu)filmdeculte.com (Julie Anterrieu)
Un an et demi après le chef dâÅuvre Mystic River, Clint Eastwood continue son exploration des drames sombres avec ce nouveau métrage. Un coup de maître que ce vingt-septième film qui sâest vu couronné par deux Golden Globes et quatre Oscars en ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at filmdeculte.com (Julie Anterrieu)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The DVD ReportThe DVD Report
Nominated for 5 Golden Globes and 7 Academy Awards, including Best Motion Picture of the Year, Million Dollar Baby opened to widespread critical acclaim and excellent audience reviews. Director Clint Eastwood, whose career spans multiple decades in ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The DVD Report
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CNN Showbiz (Paul Clinton)CNN Showbiz (Paul Clinton)
But it's also, quite simply, one of the best films of the year -- or the last few years, for that matter. The film works on every level -- acting, direction and production -- as it tells its heartfelt story about human frailty and the power of ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at CNN Showbiz (Paul Clinton)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
I started to hear the buzz about âMillion Dollar Babyâ before I even knew what it was about. Late in 2004, I kept hearing the name in Golden Globe nominations and peppered among Oscar buzz. And this was before I ever saw one trailer for it. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
"People love violence," Morgan Freeman growls in Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby." It's not a startling revelation for a culture of sports fans who cheer as NFL quarterbacks get swarmed in the pocket and watch NASCAR drivers race in circles, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Ciné-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)Ciné-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)
Rejeté depuis longtemps par sa fille, l'entraîneur Frankie Dunn s'est replié sur lui-même et vit dans un désert affectif, en évitant toute relation qui pourrait accroître sa douleur et sa culpabilité. Le jour où Maggie Fitzgerald, 31 ans, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Ciné-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for U.S. Conference of Catholic BishopsU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
However, while the film packs quite a punch, including heavyweight performances from Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman, and a textured screenplay by Paul Haggis (adapted from a short story by Irish Catholic author F.X. Toole), the movie's ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinopsis Cinopsis
Après une rupture douloureuse avec sa fille, l'entraîneur de boxe Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) n'a plus jamais laissé quiconque entrer dans sa vie. C'est alors que Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) franchit le seuil de sa salle de sport. Marquée ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Cinopsis
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Frankie Dunn è un anziano allenatore che gestisce una palestra di pugilato a Los Angeles. Il suo pupillo è 'Big' Willie Little, che dopo l'ultima vittoria diventa lo sfidante numero uno per il titolo mondiale. Frankie non lo ritiene però pronto ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
I like a film that has a character-driven plot. This film is more like a fight in which the characters are having the stuffings beat out of them by the plot. This is certainly a well-crafted film. The fight scenes are extremely well-staged. The acting ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVD-Dweeb.Com (Oliver Korioth)DVD-Dweeb.Com (Oliver Korioth)
If you are looking to watch the female version of Rocky, this movie could be for you. Sorta. Million Dollar Baby goes beyond the shallow sports themed film we are so accustomed to seeing, where everyone is a winner at the end and we all live happily ever ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVD-Dweeb.Com (Oliver Korioth)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film 247.net Film 247.net
Any story that pairs a determined whatâs-her-face with a sceptical old fuddy duddy is going to contain a certain percentage of predictability, and in some cases it can be high enough to the point of yawning. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Film 247.net
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
After missing out on an Oscar for Mystic River, director Clint Eastwood hit back with boxing drama Million Dollar Baby. He also stars opposite Hilary Swank in this classic underdog story, which "packs a stunning emotional punch". On the big night, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at BBC Films
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar CineasteCinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
The artistic Clint Eastwood eye has turned to the world of boxing, and to "Rope Burns: Stories From the Corner," a collection of short stories based on the experiences of long-time fight manager and cutman Jerry Boyd. Writing under the pen name F.X. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Voir.ca Voir.ca
Au sommet de son art, Clint Eastwood demeure de nos jours le seul réalisateur dont le principal intérêt à raconter une histoire réside dans l'exploration de la dignité. Le sujet n'étant plus vraiment payant à Hollywood, l'acteur-réalisateur ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Voir.ca
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
The moral issues of Clint Eastwoodâs film, âMillion Dollar Baby,â are presented with authenticity and vulnerability. Rather than making euthanasia a theoretical decision made by an ethics committee whose members may or may not have faith in God, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)
Those are all minor reservations. Million Dollar Baby is well worth seeing with its pitch-perfect performances and complex relationships. Oscar-worthy? Well, I wouldn't choose it, but it is a movie that stays with you long after you leave the theater. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
There has been nothing but huge buzz surrounding Academy Award winning director Clint Eastwoodâs latest film. Is Million Dollar Baby worth all the critical hype? I don't think so. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Cinema Blend
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Joshua Zyber)DVD Talk (Joshua Zyber)
Perhaps a little overrated in all of its Oscar fortune, Million Dollar Baby is nevertheless a compelling personal drama of loss and redemption. Some might argue that it's the first actually good movie to be released on the HD DVD format. Delivered to ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at DVD Talk (Joshua Zyber)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Guardian/ObserverGuardian/Observer
This looks like it's going to be simply a capably managed feelgood boxing movie. But towards the very end of Clint Eastwood's new film there is ... not a twist, but a narrative development which makes it a lot deeper, darker and indeed more real than ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Guardian/Observer
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The J Man TimesThe J Man Times
Beside the weak sketch of Frankie's religious life, there are additional unsatisfying aspects to the film. The other boxers who train at the gym are mere caricatures. . .trash talking, cowardly Blacks, simpleton Whites, inarticulate Hispanics. Maggie's ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The J Man Times
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CinemaZone.dkCinemaZone.dk
Vi var ellers et par stykker, som efter Blood Work var klar til at sige et par pæne ord ved begravelsen over Clint Eastwoods karriere. Der er intet galt ved at gå i stå, når man er nået op i årene som den gamle skuespiller, men i dag er det ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at CinemaZone.dk
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Jerry SaraviaJerry Saravia
The boxers in this gym are all male, that is until Maggie (Hilary Swank), a 31yearold Missouri waitress, shows up and wants to be trained by Frankie. He refuses but Maggie doesn't budge, as she trains every day and works up a sweat past the closing time. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Jerry Saravia
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
At first, "Million Dollar Baby" carries a mixed ring of truth and seeming cliche. The source of Paul Haggis' script is a boxing story by "F.X. Toole" the pseudonym of actual fight manager/cut man (or first-aid corner man) Jerry Boyd. And though ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Crosswalk.com Movies (Holly McClure)Crosswalk.com Movies (Holly McClure)
Itâs one of those films thatâs destined to elicit praise. Not only does âMillion Dollar Babyâ have an all-star cast, a talented director, sensitive cinematography and a good script, full of well-drawn characters and strong dialogue, but it also ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Crosswalk.com Movies (Holly McClure)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Chris Knipp)CineScene.com (Chris Knipp)
You age, you pare down. This is a logical way to approach Clint Eastwood's simple, unoriginal, but somehow extraordinarily satisfying new movie, Million Dollar Baby, which stars himself, Morgan Freeman, and the talented youngster, Hillary Swank. Even ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at CineScene.com (Chris Knipp)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
If there's one thing you learn from a boxing movie, it's the importance of believing in yourself. So after months of being pummeled by pre-release publicity, this critic is honor-bound to stick out his chin and say that Clint Eastwood's ``Million ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
While I'm convinced that helping people end their lives is morally wrong and that such choices should be Godâs alone, I'm also convinced that fighters such as Tom Young, Joni Eareckson Tada ... and Maggie can be helped to battle their way through ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Plugged In
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Political Film Society Political Film Society
Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, is an exposé of the world of boxing, with many explanatory voiceovers throughout the film by Morgan Freeman. Although the plot appears to be about the career of the title role, Maggie Fitzgerald (played ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Political Film Society
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
As with Eastwood's been-through-it-all-before character, there's a lived-in feel to the movie. Every locale has a slightly dilapidated quality, and the picture's somber colors conjure the gritty feel of '70s indie cinema. But Eastwood also revels in ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (Ferdi Verweij)Xi-online (Ferdi Verweij)
Met tientallen bekende films als acteur en ook al heel wat als regisseur op zijn naam heeft Clint Eastwood inmiddels een ongeëvenaarde staat van dienst in Hollywood. Met een regie-oscar op zak, en vorig jaar nog succesvol bij pers en publiek met Mystic ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Xi-online (Ferdi Verweij)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
A few years ago, Clint Eastwood was motoring along with films like "Space Cowboys", "True Crime" and "Blood Work" - directing, starring and producing all of them. None of them were considered Eastwood's finest work, but even Eastwood's weaker ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Part of what makes this film different is the story, which can't be talked about in detail without damaging the first experience of it. Other elements can be discussed -- for one thing, the movie's fablelike quality, which fully emerges only days after ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
En la segunda mitad de su carrera, Clint Eastwood logró una evolución impresionante; de ser un actor rudo pasó a convertirse en un aclamado director, cuyas películas abarcan varios géneros, pero siempre con un palpitante corazón humano en el centro ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
Not because it contains any spoilers (donât worry, it doesnât) or because Iâll somehow give away any crucial plot points. You should stop reading because this review might to do you what all the reviews I read before seeing the movie did to me: ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Moviepie.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
A bit slow in the get go, very strong in the middle, then slow again on the way out, but endearing -- always endearing. Strong acting (not sure if its Oscar worthy), good direction, and pleasant cinematography. How to review without spoiling? I'm not ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
In another performance certain to earn her a second Academy Award nomination, Hilary Swank (BOYS DON'T CRY) is wonderful as Maggie Fitzgerald, a scrappy fighter with a hillbilly accent. At almost 32, she is over a decade too old to begin a career as a ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Steve Rhodes
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
Clint Eastwood began digging into the third act of his career--the one that reveals the mature, deep-thinking artist...with a little jazz piano on the side--a dozen years ago, with the discomfiting anti-western Unforgiven. Since then, he's hardly come ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for CinescapeCinescape
A sense of sorrow and dread is present at the start of MILLION DOLLAR BABY, though if no one spoils the film for the viewer, it plays out unpredictably. It certainly earns its stature as a tragedy, though at the beginning, we can be forgiven for thinking ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Cinescape
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for CineMe (Daniel Meyer)CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
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Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for hoopla.nuhoopla.nu
Like Mystic River, this is an Eastwood film that the critics and fans seem to love. Why, I'm not quite sure. Million Dollar Baby is a solid piece of entertainment, but nothing more. There are no surprises here, no stand out performances or new ideas. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at hoopla.nu
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
The silvery dimness of Tom Sterns lovely color-noir photography in Million Dollar Baby, seemingly emanating off the grayed crop on top of director and lead actor Clint Eastwoods head, suggests that its trio of characters are all on the downward ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Bright Lights Film JournalBright Lights Film Journal
Since heâs begun directing (staging) himself, Eastwood has put at the heart of each film the man-woman relationship: lovers, husbands and wives, and fathers and daughters. A world separates the characters he has played for other directors from those he ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Bright Lights Film Journal
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for filethirteen.comfilethirteen.com
It's hard to believe that this standard, typical, tired boxing film has won so many accolades for its director, screenwriter and actors. There's nothing particularly new and interesting going on here and its only via the sheer star power of Clint ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at filethirteen.com
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Tiscali UKTiscali UK
Million Dollar Baby cries out for Oscar recognition. Three Oscar winners (among them two bona fide legends) in a story of triumph against all the odds involving struggle, the will to succeed and personal redemption. Many American critics have already ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Tiscali UK
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Images (Gary Johnson)Images (Gary Johnson)
I missed the movie on its original round of screenings in December. I had to wait until a January screening. By this time, the accolades had already started rolling in from far and wide, including awards for best picture, best director, and best actress ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Images (Gary Johnson)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for dvdfuture.com (Randy Spiros)dvdfuture.com (Randy Spiros)
I know I've been writng about how 2004 had been one of the worst years I can remember for movies and some other critics have been saying much the same thing. A good example of this is a small picture like "Sideways" being showered with accolades, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at dvdfuture.com (Randy Spiros)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site
His direction of actors varies wildly. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden and the rest in Mystic River gave poor, thoroughly misguided performances in a muddy, misanthropic work. Swank, a gifted performer, is more effective here because the ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at World Socialist Web Site
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for CinepassionCinepassion
Raging Bull will always have a spot in my all-time list, but I usually distrust boxing movies because, as with war movies, the camera has a tendency to turn human suffering into kinetic excitement even as it professes to deplore all the savagery. Not ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Cinepassion
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for State of the Arts (Emrys Hughes)State of the Arts (Emrys Hughes)
There are no huge surprises on the surface - you know from the moment she walks on screen that Maggie Fitzgerald (Swank) is going to be the one to punch her way out of poverty, as someone must in every boxing movie. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at State of the Arts (Emrys Hughes)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ninth symphony films ninth symphony films
After depressing the movie-going public with the harsh 2003 film, Mystic River, Clint Eastwood steps further into the darkness with his latest difficult cinematic offering, the boxing drama Million Dollar Baby. As was the case in Mystic, the lead ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at ninth symphony films
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
For those who have heard Eastwood's music for Mystic River, then be aware that Million Dollar Baby is a step back from the instrumental usage of that score. For this new project, Eastwood relies on 25 musicians (23 string, one piano, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The KO Picture ShowThe KO Picture Show
Even being an avowed Clint Eastwood fan, I was wary of this movie. It stems from my feelings about Clint's previous "critically acclaimed" directorial effort, "Mystic River". I can't lie... I couldn't stand that movie. Aside from what I felt were ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at The KO Picture Show
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
Rather the movie is carefully crafted to justify the option of euthanasia and doesn't acknowledge the unavoidable consequences of this choice. In addition to these ethical dilemmas, families will find graphic depictions of other boxing injuries, ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Parent Previews
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Salon (Charles Taylor)Salon (Charles Taylor)
At least when Burgess Meredith did this stuff in the "Rocky" movies he had the good hammy sense to treat it like the hokum it was. "Million Dollar Baby" is a piece of ham intended for those who keep kosher. Its dried-out, humorless achieved ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Salon (Charles Taylor)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Shari L. Rosenblum)CineScene.com (Shari L. Rosenblum)
There is a little bit of poetry to the hodgepodge of clichés that is Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood's tale of an over-the-hill trainer who takes on a girl fighter against his better instincts, but nearly all of it feels lifted from Frank ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at CineScene.com (Shari L. Rosenblum)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 1.25 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Charles Taylor)Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
At least when Burgess Meredith did this stuff in the "Rocky" movies he had the good hammy sense to treat it like the hokum it was. "Million Dollar Baby" is a piece of ham intended for those who keep kosher. Its dried-out, humorless achieved ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 1.25 out of 4 stars for FilmbrainFilmbrain
Filmbrain really didn't want to write this review. Million Dollar Baby is a film that nearly 98% of critics have not liked, but loved. The word masterpiece has been assigned by way too many, and it's been called, without hesitation, the best film ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Filmbrain
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Alternative Film Guide ReviewAlternative Film Guide Review
Fresh off the multiple Academy Award nominee Mystic River, Clint Eastwood has gone on to tackle the ups and downs of the boxing world in Million Dollar Baby. Despite the cheery title, this is not the usual Rocky-esque rags-to-riches story of the ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Alternative Film Guide Review
Million Dollar Baby (2004) scores a combined 0.25 out of 4 stars for Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)
An early scene in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby suggests that the film has more on its mind than the expertly crafted boxing-movie cliches that fill most of the first two acts. ...read the complete Million Dollar Baby movie review at Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)
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