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Like Eastwood, it's a relic that dazzles you with its footwork, daring and class.
Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby is a masterpiece, pure and simple, deep and true.
A glorious knockout punch of a movie.
No movie in my memory has depressed me more than Million Dollar Baby.
The result is the kind of movie they don't make anymore -- a real crowd-pleaser.
Violent Oscar winner is inspiring but too intense for kids.
Clint Eastwood can do it all.
"Million Dollar Baby" is a tragic film about an innately paternal man's desperate need to overcome his own emotional traps and the loyal girl who facilitates his growth by her steely will and stubborn drive.
This is an actor's piece, and Eastwood, Freeman, and Swank all deliver performances equal to or perhaps greater than any they've done in recent memory.
Million Dollar Baby adds to Clint Eastwood's legacy in ways we might not have expected. It explores emotional terrain as he hasn't done before, and it gives him a kind of role that he has never had before.
Just when you think he should be retiring, Clint Eastwood throws another one-two punch.
This is Eastwood's weakest work in years, perhaps because it yokes itself to a hot-button theme instead of a story that resonates.
A devastating act of mercy for one character may very well cost the soul of another.
After the somewhat hysterical Mystic River - a flawed work dominated by a powerhouse performance from Sean Penn - this is a far more balanced piece, anchored by three terrific turns and some lean direction from Eastwood.
Easily Mr. Eastwood's best film since Unforgiven.
Million Dollar Baby is a strong contender, but it suffers a TKO in the last round.
what's great about Eastwood, is how he turns cliche to cinematic archetype, and throws in a modern twist at the same time
When you've seen the movie once and can anticipate the last act, however, the film has to rely more upon its philosophical and emotional stamina to hold your attention. The impulse to duck out and avoid the heavy blows becomes greater.
Quietly quite magnificent.
HD takes it one step further, one increment of clarity beyond. (HD-DVD Edition)
To steal from Ali, this one floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee.
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