by Frank Wilkins
Kudos to Haggis for his fearlessness in tackling both the complexity of the project and having the chutzpah to tell his controversial story....read more

by Amber Deggans
Paul Haggis, the Academy Award Winning writer for Million Dollar Baby, connects the characters complex lives with ease. He shows how each character has their own prejudice against the other, yet explains why..... read more

by Daniel
In the end, this film will never make us better people, will never lead to tolerance, and will do nothing to eradicate this important problem.  It is a contrived, unrealistic drama, full of characters that embody every stereotype imaginable, and its Oscar win is a victory for fabrication over genuine poignancy..... read more