- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0007WAG50
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
This movie has gotten some bad reviews here but IMO that's totally uncalled for. Only a handful of movies each year will grab you and haunt you for days to come like Million Dollar Baby. The acting is outstanding and the director takes his time to tell this moving story. In the end you, the viewer, will be hanging in the ropes
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
i was pleased with this not your typical blockbuster from america which was refreshing , it concentrated on the build up to hilary swank's character and boy does she play a good part,in fact all actors here were superb even Clint was believable and his usual gritty self.
Well worth the money I got this Bluray for only £6 delivered and I will be keeping it as I really enjoyed the film and the picture quality is very clean and detailed even in the dark shadowy scenes there is no grain anywhere.
Get it for under a tenner and youwon't be sorry, A good bargain BluRay.
Well worth the money I got this Bluray for only £6 delivered and I will be keeping it as I really enjoyed the film and the picture quality is very clean and detailed even in the dark shadowy scenes there is no grain anywhere.
Get it for under a tenner and youwon't be sorry, A good bargain BluRay.
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There is nothing new here. Clint Eastwood is gritty character with a good heart. Morgan Freeman plays the support role well. Hilary Swank is great as an underdog who convinces the cynical Eastwood to train her to be a boxer.
Swank is excellent as Maggie Fitzgerald, the waitress who is so poor she has to eat her customers leftovers. Boxing is her ticket out of poverty, and Swank plays the role with a balance of naivete and cold determination.
Eastwood is Frankie Dunn, a veteran manager of boxers and owner of a boxing gym. Of course, he is reluctant to train Maggie at first but, as you would expect, he caves in (with some rules, of course). Dunn is a man who has seen it all - enough to know what to expect, and enough to know that regret and glory are both part of boxing.
It is the usual tale of an underdog fighting to the top, but the key is in how the story is told. Characters you sympathise with and cheer for, though are still all too human. Like the best sports films, this is more than just a tale of the sport, it is a tale about people and what they do with their lives. It is about what it means to have a chance at glory, and what it means to fail and have regrets.
Without giving away the ending, I found this a tough but absorbing watch. Even if you have no interest in boxing - I do not care for it as a sport - this is a film well worth your time. That is more than what you can say for other winners of the Best Picture Oscar.
Swank is excellent as Maggie Fitzgerald, the waitress who is so poor she has to eat her customers leftovers. Boxing is her ticket out of poverty, and Swank plays the role with a balance of naivete and cold determination.
Eastwood is Frankie Dunn, a veteran manager of boxers and owner of a boxing gym. Of course, he is reluctant to train Maggie at first but, as you would expect, he caves in (with some rules, of course). Dunn is a man who has seen it all - enough to know what to expect, and enough to know that regret and glory are both part of boxing.
It is the usual tale of an underdog fighting to the top, but the key is in how the story is told. Characters you sympathise with and cheer for, though are still all too human. Like the best sports films, this is more than just a tale of the sport, it is a tale about people and what they do with their lives. It is about what it means to have a chance at glory, and what it means to fail and have regrets.
Without giving away the ending, I found this a tough but absorbing watch. Even if you have no interest in boxing - I do not care for it as a sport - this is a film well worth your time. That is more than what you can say for other winners of the Best Picture Oscar.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Awesome
On blu-ray this is very good. Brilliant plot, brilliant acting. I think it's overall an amazing film I think almost all audiences will love it!
Published 8 months ago by Gemma Browning
Different....
Never thought this would have been as compelling viewing as it was, but the acting and direction move the story and you to the story. An Eastwood directed classic.
Published 13 months ago by Dr John Sim
over hyped oscar winner
This film felt like it was made for television. An average and unremarkable film.
Oscars' my foot
Oscars' my foot
Published on 21 Jun 2009 by corto
Too much fuss for its own good
I'm not being very generous with the stars here, as I'd expected much of this Oscar-winner, and it left me with a feeling that someone had edited the best bits out of my copy of... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2008 by Dr. Richard W. Gray
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