Million Dollar Baby

With all the hype surroundunding the movie, I was prepared for a titanic meets Pearl Harbor experience. No such luck. I had been chastisiing myself for letting such a popular movie go by with a visit to the theater. Must be my intrinsic movie quality instinc leading me. The movie was good, not great. It had some great concepts, great moments, but it stayed safely in the emotionally touching arena, and somehow made the depths of despair seem serene.

I appreciated the quirkiness of the chats with the priest. I admired the unrelenting focus and courage of the female boxer. I enjoyed the characters of the manager and trainer, and their interaction.

An advertisement for Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" appears on the side of the bus Maggie is riding.
Mo chuisle" literally means "My pulse", but can mean "My love" or "My darling". It's a term of endearment taken from the original phrases "A chuisle mo chroí", or "Pulse of my heart".