AltWeeklies Wire
Eastwood Delivers a Knockoutnew
Glorious performances and Eastwood's confident direction result in a film that transcends the rules of its genre and shows us, with an unvarnished simplicity, how human beings struggle to come to terms with the unthinkable.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
02-05-2005 |
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Kick the Babynew
Disregard the awards and accolades: Million Dollar Baby is nothing more than manipulative mediocrity.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-28-2005 |
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Who's Your Daddy?new
What makes a knockout movie? Astonishingly, if you ask just about every critic in America, here's the winning combination: 1) A rope-a-dope melodrama set in the boxing world; 2) a two-fisted heroine on her deathbed; 3) a punchy veteran director; 4) lots of talk about God.
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
01-14-2005 |
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The Year of Mel Gibson and Michael Moorenew
Was this really the year when the two most significant movies -- though hardly the best -- were a pious Biblical epic and a caterwauling political broadside? Yep, it was.
The Germ of Corruptionnew
Hilary Swank's Maggie is a heroine easy to root for, but Million Dollar Baby is Frankie’s (Clint Eastwood's) tragedy: the story of a man who against his better judgment and inclination gets involved with another human being and ends up paying for it. Three and a half stars.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Fujiwara |
01-06-2005 |
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Split Decisionnew
Clint Eastwood's boxing melodrama doesn't quite live up to its awards-season accolades. But Hilary Swank's effort is a steely knockout.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-05-2005 |
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