Review of Million Dollar Baby (2004) by Bakerw. — 10 Feb 2006
Good plot premise BUT...both Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood "mailed it in". They trotted out two-dimensional cliches of their characters. I doubt if director Eastwood was critical of any scenes either of them played in.
Hilary Swank didn't look like even a woman boxer. The best performances were the actors playing the cheezy relatives playing for dough even as she realizes there is little hope. Eastwood should have been more self-critical & Freeman should have put more into his role.
A mediocre effort from a talented ensemble.
This review of Million Dollar Baby (2004) was written by Bakerw. on 10 Feb 2006.
Million Dollar Baby has generally received very positive reviews.
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