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Million Dollar Baby is an absolutely fantastic masterpiece that actually did surprised me in a few ways mostly because it is about a female boxer but now I wish I hadn't underestimated it now because I figured after I watched it, there was nothing to discriminate. Million Dollar Baby is a fantastic masterpiece that is probably the most emotional boxing film ever made. Cinderella Man trails just behind it. Most sport films are emotional but Million Dollar Baby is the one sport film which I didn't expect all the heartbreak to come together so sadly. The main keywords to describe Million Dollar Baby are friendship, commitment and love. Million Dollar Baby is a film that I thought to be rather extraordinary at first because there has never been a film about a female boxer before. I absolutely loved this film from start to finish and I am glad to say this. I loved this the second most of the 5 Best Picture nominees but I think it took the Best Picture Oscar from Finding Neverland.
Clint Eastwood's performance as Frankie Dunn was absolutely brilliant. I could see two new different kinds of Eastwood and the way he was playing the character. He was a bitter old man which was typical but I wasn't used to seeing Clint play that emotional and heartfelt kind of actor but he did absolutely fantasticly in this one. Hilary Swank's performance was absolutely fantastic. She is a fantastic actress especially that she has earned two Oscars within 6 years. Her performance as Maggie Fitzgerald was absolutely brilliant because she made Maggie really look like a poor young woman who was desperate for a breakthrough in her life and boxing was her solution. However, something happens and the whole course of the story becomes twisty and will become deeply effective of your viewing. Morgan Freeman's performance as Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris was absolutely phenomenal. It was typical Freeman because he has always been good at playing soft-hearted characters who are friendly people. He did deliver an Oscar winning performance but I think Clive Owen should have won instead for Closer.
Clint Eastwood is a fine filmmaker. Mystic River made me love his films but Million Dollar Baby makes me love his films even more now. Clint is a really well known actor but I would remember him better as a director because to be honest that's what I prefer him to be. The Human Factor seems an awesome film about sport but Million Dollar Baby is his ultimate sport film. The script was absolutely brilliant and was written with a little taste of originality. I don't know why but I just saw it that way at times as I was watching it.
Million Dollar Baby is Clint Eastwood's (as director) second best film after Mystic River. It is Clint Eastwood's (as actor) second best after The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. Hilary Swank's best performance is still phenomenal masterpiece Boys Don't Cry and Morgan Freeman's best performance is still The Shawshank Redemption but this is his second best after it. Million Dollar Baby is one of the best sport films ever made. It is one of the best films of 2004 as well. Million Dollar Baby is a fantastic masterpiece that I have watched quite a few times and have loved every time I've watched it. Such a fantastic masterpiece! It is a highly recommendable film to anybody even non-sport fans.
9/10
