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Million Dollar Baby
Feb. 7th, 2005 11:25 amSo, I saw Million Dollar Baby this weekend with Mom.
Oh, man.
Oh, man.
It's about a female boxer, Hilary Swank, from Missouri who seeks out Clint Eastwood to train her. Morgan Freeman takes care of the gym that Clint owns. For a good half or more, it's a conventional sort of sports story (nothing wrong with that, I love a good sports flick) that actually makes boxing interesting. There's talk about the technique of boxing, the "sweet science," the footwork, how to protect yourself. Also, a friend of mine (sort of--I lived with his ex-girlfriend when I first moved to Manhattan in 2000), Anthony Mackie (this is the guy who won me over forever by saying of Tatiana "we should get a cat--Tracy's roommate has the cutest cat") has a nice little featured role as one of the other boxers in the gym. Anthony is doing so well, it's awesome to see.
( Spoilers )
Oh, man.
Oh, man.
It's about a female boxer, Hilary Swank, from Missouri who seeks out Clint Eastwood to train her. Morgan Freeman takes care of the gym that Clint owns. For a good half or more, it's a conventional sort of sports story (nothing wrong with that, I love a good sports flick) that actually makes boxing interesting. There's talk about the technique of boxing, the "sweet science," the footwork, how to protect yourself. Also, a friend of mine (sort of--I lived with his ex-girlfriend when I first moved to Manhattan in 2000), Anthony Mackie (this is the guy who won me over forever by saying of Tatiana "we should get a cat--Tracy's roommate has the cutest cat") has a nice little featured role as one of the other boxers in the gym. Anthony is doing so well, it's awesome to see.
( Spoilers )
