- Actors: Clint Eastwood
- Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.40:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: 12 July 2005
- Run Time: 132 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (99 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005JNP1
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 139,381 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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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 an elegant screenplay by Paul Haggis (adapted from the book Rope Burns: Stories From the Corner by F.X. Toole, a pseudonym for veteran boxing manager Jerry Boyd) into a simple, humanitarian example of classical filmmaking. Eastwood mines gold for each and every character: charting the powerful bonds that develop between "white-trash" Missouri waitress and aspiring boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank), her reluctant trainer Frankie Dunn (Eastwood), and training-gym partner Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris (Morgan Freeman). --Jeff Shannon
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mr E On Top Form,
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This review is from: Million Dollar Baby [DVD] [2005] (DVD)
Million Dollar Baby is a quite wonderful piece of work from Clint Eastwood. It is quite unlike any other boxing movie previously seen.There is a superb script by Paul Haggis who has recently written and directed Crash to much acclaim. Direction here though is by Mr Eastwood himself and it is not hard to see why he won the Best Director Oscar for this. His acting as Frank, the grizzled manager, is also fine and must rank as one of his best performances. Hilary Swank as Maggie, the female fighter, is also fantastic and brings the character completely to life. Another deserved Oscar-winning performance. Morgan Freeman provides top support and Clint also wrote the music for this.The movie lasts over two hours but the time just flies in. This really is a 'must see' movie.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Eastwood's best film by miles,
By K-Pax (Bonnie Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Million Dollar Baby [DVD] [2005] (DVD)
Clint Eastwood has directed by far his best film to date. Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank and Eastwood are all convincing in their respective parts and the initial plot is fairly predictable but enjoyable enough to keep you interested. What is intriguing is the character development of all three as the film develops and the interplay between these actors. There is enough dry humour throughout but the film comes into its own when a twist is introduced and we really see the real character's emerge and having to deal with their demons. At this point, I was overcome emotionally several times as the film began to wind towards its conclusion. It is powerful stuff but doesn't tread too far in becoming too convoluted a story and deserved all the accolades it reaped.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A knock out film that will leave a lasting impression,
By The Inspired One (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Million Dollar Baby [DVD] [2005] (DVD)
I have only recently viewed this film and two days on, I am still deeply affected and moved by the story. That surely is the sign of a great film maker (Eastwood) and script.
The story begins as a typical yarn about a young woman from the wrong side of the tracks who has a dream, a relentless determination and self-belief to make something of herself through boxing. She persuades the grizzly trainer played by Clint Eastward to take her on and Morgan Freeman narrates with his hallmark understated, commanding tones. The film knocks the wind out of you when it takes a turn that is completely unexpected and leaves you numbed with shock as the tragic events unfurl. The performances by all the lead characters are superb and the film's impact will stay with you for a long time.
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