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Million Dollar Baby (2004) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Million Dollar Baby (2004) a score of 3.5365 out of 4

based on (274) reviews

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Excellent

(200)

Very Good

(57)

Good

(13)

Fair

(3)

Poor

(1)

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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 (2004) review at Film Monthly (Oren Golan)

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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 (2004) review at MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)

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filethirteen.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 (2004) review at filethirteen.com

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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 (2004) review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)

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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 (2004) review at Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)

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