I steered clear after this movie even when it won best picture. I suppose I wasn't interested in watching a film about female boxer just as Eastwood's character wasn't interested in training one. That said, I finally watched it. The movie is simply captivating. Each character is equally interesting. Watching Freeman and Eastwood interact is brilliant. The story itself is about a desperate, white trash, waitress, (Swank) who dedicates her life to a sport that doesn't necessarily want her. Eastwood is a jaded boxing coach with a deep past. And Freeman plays a long retired boxer who was never able to make good with his big chance. It's a dark film, and the cinematography is appropriate to that. The only issue I had is that the antagonists are simply too easy to hate. They are not complicated enough. However, considering everything else in is to its advantage i rate this one 10/10.
Review of Million Dollar Baby
