Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Million Dollar Baby (2004) - 2 stars

One Sentence Plot Summary: A grisled old boxing manager reluctantly agrees to train a determined female fighter.

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker, Brian F. O'Byrne, Anthony Mackie, Margo Martindale, Riki Lindhome, Michael Peña

Best of: Actually, very well done on every level, except...

Worst of:
The single most depressing ending in film. When the first 3/4 of a movie feels like Rocky, you have to end it like Rocky...not like Schindler's List.

Notable: At 74, Clint Eastwood became the oldest Best Director winner ever.

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