Clint Eastwood was a great actor, but he is an even better director. Like every Eastwood directed movie this is a raw, honest portrait of a relationship between a down and out boxing trainer, Frankie Dunn (Eastwood) and an up and coming woman boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank). Wonderfully shot and written this movie is both triumphant and tragic.
Nominated for 4 Academy Awards, Eastwood takes you inside the world of boxing where Frankie has been training for years. However he is always left to nurture young boxers until they reach stardom and then dubiously dumped. He is distraught over an estranged relationship with his daughter and when Maggie asks him to train he is reluctant.
However after some convincing he begins training her and finds out she is a great boxer. Swank and Eastwood share great chemistry and this movie appears to be a "Rocky" in the making but then the plot takes a painful and unusual turn. A gritty, and wonderfully shot movie this one will tear your heart out but it's worth it. Definitely Just Queue It!
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