| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Won | Oscar | Best Achievement in Directing Clint Eastwood |
| Best Motion Picture of the Year Clint Eastwood Albert S. Ruddy Tom Rosenberg | |||
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Morgan Freeman | |||
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Hilary Swank | |||
| Nominated | Oscar | Best Achievement in Film Editing Joel Cox | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Clint Eastwood | |||
| Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Paul Haggis | |||
Warner Bros.
Directed by Clint Eastwood
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, DVD, Warner Bros.)
Emotional story of female boxer Hilary Swank persuading a cranky, aging Clint Eastwood to become her trainer. It doesn't take long for them to replace the relationships missing in their lives with each other: he becomes her father and she his daughter. Well, old Clint is an exceptional trainer and he takes her all the way to the title bout. This part of the film is simply Rocky revisited with a different gender. Cliches abound, including gravelly-voiced, folksy narration which provides a running commentary on the real meaning of what we are watching. The plot takes a detour into weepy hospital melodrama, including an impassioned plea for assisted suicide. I'm reminded of another Best Picture winner, 1984's Terms of Endearment, a good film, but not necessarily one I look forward to revisiting.
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