Million Dollar Baby

Granted I was biased in knowing it won 4 Oscars, but I saw why. I would whole-heartedly recommend this movie to any and everyone. I wouldn't even try to embarass myself or the movie by writing a review.

My advice to the purists is to watch closely at the scenes behind the main characters while the monologues or dialogues are going on. There is immense comedy in this film if you can manage to be near and far-sighted.

My advice to the sensitive is to walk with some Kleenex or a handkerchief. If you forget then do like me and take your specs off and pretend something got in your eye.

My advice to those going to see this for the wrong reasons is as follows. If you are going to watch the movie solely to say you saw the best film for 2004 then take some chewing gum or dinner mints. My advice to those who want to get the experience over, with walk with extra quarters, its a long one that will have you refueling your parking meters, or you can take the subway.

The performances are brilliant, the humor often times subtle and occasionally in your face like Maggie's punches. Mr. Eastwood has taken all those young directors to school in this one and has proven without a doubt that quality can easily be manifest by something simple, straightforward, and heartfelt.

After this we can all eat lemon pie and die and go to heaven.

Love and regards,

Shobhit