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Million Dollar Baby

Warner / Year: 2004

DVD Widescreen 2-DVD & 1-CD More Info 3-disc Deluxe Edition with CD soundtrack Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 012569709980 Catalog #: DL2115934 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), French Dolby Digital 5.1, English subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$30.99 (8% off) List Price: $33.99
DVD Pan & Scan 2-disc set More Info 2-disc set Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 012569593220 Catalog #: DP2115933 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), French Dolby Digital 5.1, English subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$13.49 (10% off) List Price: $14.99
Blu-ray More Info Close Caption: No Region Code: 1 UPC: 012569828452 Catalog #: DB2115937 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), French Dolby Digital 5.1, English subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$26.49 (8% off) List Price: $28.99

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Skinopsis

Hilary Swank stars as Maggie Fitzgerald, a country bumpkin with a burning desire to escape her working-class roots and achieve stardom in the ring in this unrelentingly powerful winner of 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Review

At an age when most of his contemporaries are taking it slow, director Eastwood continues to challenge himself both artistically and physically with a crushingly articulate, unrelentingly powerful look at a woman boxer determined to make it to the top of her field. Eastwood, grizzled to perfection, is Frankie Dunn, an aging fight trainer who doesn't take on "girlies." Swank, in her Academy Award-winning bravura performance, is Maggie Fitzgerald, a country bumpkin with a burning desire to escape her low-class roots and achieve stardom in the ring. Though at first glance seemingly stacked with an arsenal of boxing-movie clichés, the story uncannily finds its footing through measured pacing, strong characters delineated by a cast second to none and careful plot developments. Eastwood's meticulous direction transcends the formulaic genre with a haunting solemnity rarely evident in testosterone- or estrogen-charged sports dramas. Boasting three terrific performances from Eastwood, Swank and Freeman, the latter also winning an Oscar as Eddie, Frankie's half-blind friend and former protégé who serves as the film's rueful narrator, Million Dollar Baby is a knock-out, a career highlight for all concerned. The film's controversial third-act plot twist, subject to much press and speculation, may divide some viewers, but there's no denying its extraordinary impact. Winner of 4 Oscars, including Best Film and Director.

-- Steven D. Segal

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $30.99 (3-disc Deluxe Edition with CD soundtrack)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 012569709980
Catalog #: DL2115934

Studio : Warner

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Features:
Documentaries: Behind the scenes: Producers Round 15; Born to Fight
CD Soundtrack; Interview - Roundtable with Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman hosted by James Lipton ("Inside the Actor's Studio")

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DVD Pan & Scan: $13.49 (2-disc set)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 012569593220
Catalog #: DP2115933

Studio : Warner

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 1.33
Features:
Documentaries: Behind the scenes: Producers Round 15; Born to Fight
Interview - Roundtable with Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman hosted by James Lipton ("Inside the Actor's Studio")