Million Dollar Baby

Sponger15SB · #1 02-21-2005, 10:22 PM

Incredible Movie. I don't remember the last time I felt so moved by a film.

(has this been discussed before? seems like it should have)

jakethebake · #2 02-21-2005, 10:24 PM

Women's boxing grosses me out for some reason.

Sponger15SB · #3 02-21-2005, 10:25 PM

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I think the reason is that you're not used to seeing huge women with massive, gaping cuts on their face beating the [censored] out of each other.

pshreck · #4 02-21-2005, 10:26 PM

I thought it sucked. Possibly because I had no feelings one way or another on the controversial topic. I know it wasn't supposed to be a 'boxing' movie, but I was underwhelmed anyways by just about all the boxing sequences.

Hilary Swank's family was not exactly believable in their cruelty. Also, I know some of the best movies have lots of questions left... but this movie takes the cake. The amount of things you never find out about, and their pertinence to the story, are frustrating. I couldn't believe we never really hear anything about his daughter.

EDIT: Sucked is too strong a word. It was more like it underachieved more than most movies I have seen, plus Eastwood is probably my favorite all time director.

Sponger15SB · #5 02-21-2005, 10:28 PM

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Yes this was one of the biggest problems of the movie. They really did not explain what happened between them at all.

WillMagic · #6 02-21-2005, 10:37 PM

a) The long-lost daughter is part of Eastwood's character. It helps provide a context for his actions in the rest of the film.

b) It's a lot more true-to-life when the long-lost daughter doesn't show up to jazz up the third act.

Will

Homer · #7 02-21-2005, 11:53 PM

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Yes this was one of the biggest problems of the movie. They really did not explain what happened between them at all.

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I thought this made the movie better.

Nottom · #8 02-22-2005, 12:13 AM

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Yes this was one of the biggest problems of the movie. They really did not explain what happened between them at all.

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Same.

I saw this movie knowing basically nothing about it other than it was supposed to be good and was about a chick who boxed. I thought it was one of the better movies I've seen in a while, but I haven't seen any of the other big oscar movies from this year so can't really compare.

Dominic · #9 03-24-2005, 01:41 PM

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Yes this was one of the biggest problems of the movie. They really did not explain what happened between them at all.

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What happened between Eastwood and his daughter is not relevant to the story. They had a falling out - period. What's more important is the Hilary Swank charachter gives him a shot at redeeming himself and his failings.

But if you really need a reason, it's there. Although it's not completely spelled out, you can pretty much gather that Eastwood abandoned her and her mother sometime in the past and he's trying to atone for that.

#10 02-21-2005, 10:33 PM

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I thought it sucked. Possibly because I had no feelings one way or another on the controversial topic. I know it wasn't supposed to be a 'boxing' movie, but I was underwhelmed anyways by just about all the boxing sequences.

Hilary Swank's family was not exactly believable in their cruelty. Also, I know some of the best movies have lots of questions left... but this movie takes the cake. The amount of things you never find out about, and their pertinence to the story, are frustrating. I couldn't believe we never really hear anything about his daughter.

EDIT: Sucked is too strong a word. It was more like it underachieved more than most movies I have seen, plus Eastwood is probably my favorite all time director.

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I agree with your comments. It was a good movie, not a great movie. Everyone is so willing to overlook this movie's numerous flaws. What really bothered me, in addition to her family being a caricature was not the boxing itself but the fan/crowd reactions during the boxing. If you have ever watched a single fight on TV, you'd see the crowd's cheering and reactions were utterly ridiculous. I wonder if anyone else picked up on this.