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Million Dollar BabyShadow boxer
Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" is a masterpiece, pure and simple, deep and true. It tells the story of an aging fight trainer and a hillbilly girl who thinks she can be a boxer. It is narrated by a former boxer who is the trainer's best friend. But it's not a boxing movie. It is a movie about a boxer. What else it is, all it is, how deep it goes, what emotional power it contains, I cannot suggest in this review, because I will not spoil the experience of following this story into the deepest secrets of life and death. This is the best film of the year.
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ya think Pauline Kael would have called this a masterpiece? I don't think so....man, do we throw those superlatives around loosely....
Anymore. He has his actors acting SO OVER THE TOP; it is impossible to watch. Unforgiven was great, and his last good directing job.
Acting is over the top? Care to be specific? How? And who? Hilary Swank (you know, academy award winner for overacting in Boys Don't Cry) commented that he is such a good director that she did not even realize she was being directed.I looked at his directing credits in the last ten years, all of which I have seen: Mystic River, Blood Work, Space Cowboys, True Crime, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Absolute Power, The Bridges of Madison County, A Perfect World, and Unforgiven. I cannot think of one performance that was "over-acted", except possibly the older children in Bridges. These films range from good to great.
EVERYONE was over the top in Mystic River, especially Sean, and Tim.
Bad accents. Which means bad casting. Which CLint did.Blood work, terribly directed, action scenes that were incomprehensible, Clint himself was WAY OVER the top. He was terrible in Absolute Power, completely unbelievable. He needs to learn that in acting, a lot less, is a lot more. He still trying to act the young man, screen-idol part, and looks foolish trying to do it. He is an old man. He should take the parts of old men. He could learn much about acting, and thereby directing from Paul Newman. Who after a personal tragedy, muted his acting. And is ten times the actor he was before the tragedy.
Congratulations, you have discovered what virtually the entire movie going public, professional critics, and other actors have discovered. It appears that you missed your true calling. Of course, Penn did not use an accent in Mystic River. But that would be letting facts intrude on your opinions.
Surely you must be kidding or trolling. Eastwood IMHO is one of the finest directors in the history of cinema and is well repected by most in the industry and most critics.
"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" is Eastwood's 20th film as a director, following recent box-office hits such as "Absolute Power," "The Bridges of Madison County" (for which Meryl Streep won a Best Actress nomination), "A Perfect World," with Kevin Costner, and "Unforgiven" (which won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Editor).Eastwood's extensive directorial credits also include "Play Misty For Me" (his first directorial assignment), "High Plains Drifter," "Breezy," "The Eiger Sanction," "The Outlaw, Josey Wales," "The Gauntlet," "Bronco Billy," "Firefox," "Honkytonk Man," "Sudden Impact," "Pale Rider," "Heartbreak Ridge," "Bird," "White Hunter, Black Heart" and "The Rookie."
Except for Unforgiven. The acting is ALWAYS over the top, and the staging looks like a high school play. Close ups that scare the audience. Your homage to Clint is undoubtedly appreciated by Mr. Eastwood, but keep the trolling allegations to yourself.
...including Best Film.Hit "Year" and "2004" below for a complete list.
Ebert actually called it a "masterpiece" and claimed he had tears in his eyes at the end. And Roeper was as enthusiastic as Ebert. In fact, I cannot find a negative review. There are those who cavil about the "second reel", but they are few.For those who are interested the audio of the show can be heard by clicking the link
I can't wait to see this film. I really liked Mystic River, Clint's last film. Clint epitomizes the storytelling craft in Hollywood films - every scene drives the plot forward with purpose, so you are rivited to what's going on. He's also shown a great ability to pull extraoridnary performances out of his actors and shows us a lot of heart in the stories he puts on screen.
"HO, HO, HO!" - Santa Claus
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