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Two separate readings, not parts of the score β the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
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Read from 52 comments (48 from Metacritic, 4 from TMDB reviews) β 18 of them described how it moves.
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βEven across the opening chunk I was predicating the obvious clichΓ© endingβ
r96sk Β· TMDB reviews β
βas the final portion rolls around it just absorbed my total attention - I was fully engrossed... hook, line, and sinkerβ
r96sk Β· TMDB reviews β
βI spent the first half of the film falling in love with the hopeful, talented, and inspiring Maggie Fitzgerald and her redeeming of the cranky and lonely trainer, Frankie Dunnβ
The Movie Mob Β· TMDB reviews β
βwhen the second half takes its giant turn, the story shifts from an endearing sports narrative about overcoming opposition and redemption to hopelessness and agonyβ
The Movie Mob Β· TMDB reviews β
βI keep checking the clock because the movie never fully makes me forget about time passing. The worst moment is when I look at the time thinking half an hour has gone by, only to realize itβs been fifteen minutes. I even fell asleep at one point.β
chriss17eu Β· Metacritic β
βonce the second half begins, Iβm more entertained, I feel some tension here and there, and I even imagine myself inside that world of fighting, discipline and self-improvementβ
chriss17eu Β· Metacritic β
Read 24 Aug 2026 Β· confidence 100% Β· scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score Β· how this works
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βUnder Eastwood's painstakingly stripped-down direction -- his filmmaking has become the cinematic equivalent of Hemingway's spare though precise prose -- the story emerges as that rarest of birds, an uplifting tragedy.β
Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter Β· 100
βStaying at the top of his game when most of his contemporaries have long since hung up their gloves, Clint Eastwood delivers another knockout punch with Million Dollar Baby.β
Todd McCarthy, Variety Β· 100
βEastwood takes the audience to raw, profoundly moving places. If you fear strong emotions, this is not for you. But if you want to see Hollywood filmmaking at its most potent, Eastwood has delivered the real deal.β
David Ansen, Newsweek Β· 100
βHas a beautifully modulated sadness that's almost musical. Eastwood once made a movie about Charlie Parker ("Bird"), but this picture has the smoothly melancholic tones of Coleman Hawkins at his greatest.β
David Denby, The New Yorker Β· 100
βAchieves a mellowness and melancholy that recalls the jazzy dissonance of director (and here, composer) Eastwood's best work: "The Outlaw Josey Wales," "Bird," "Unforgiven" and "Mystic River."β
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune Β· 100
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 24 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
it reviews better than it plays β critics 88, the watch 75
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βI keep checking the clock because the movie never fully makes me forget about time passing. The worst moment is when I look at the time thinking half an hour has gone by, only to realize itβs been fifteen minutes. I even fell asleep at one point.β
chriss17euabout 0β50% inread it β
βonce the second half begins, Iβm more entertained, I feel some tension here and there, and I even imagine myself inside that world of fighting, discipline and self-improvementβ
chriss17euabout 50β100% inread it β
βThe 95% preservation of my memory is centered on the final act, where the film **** the fourth wall of typical sports tropes to explore a much darker, more "raw" reality of life and choice.β
famfacatabout 75β100% inread it β
βThe ending is very effective.β
royalguy07about 80β100% inread it β
βEven across the opening chunk I was predicating the obvious clichΓ© endingβ
r96skabout 0β33% inread it β
βas the final portion rolls around it just absorbed my total attention - I was fully engrossed... hook, line, and sinkerβ
r96skabout 75β100% inread it β
βI spent the first half of the film falling in love with the hopeful, talented, and inspiring Maggie Fitzgerald and her redeeming of the cranky and lonely trainer, Frankie Dunnβ
The Movie Mobabout 0β50% inread it β
βwhen the second half takes its giant turn, the story shifts from an endearing sports narrative about overcoming opposition and redemption to hopelessness and agonyβ
The Movie Mobabout 50β100% inread it β
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