Entertaining but still missing something I liked this movie but I was disappointed also. I have seen a lot of very well made documentaries on Seabiscuit and one in particular that I saw on PBS just before this film was released on DVD. So, I couldn't wait to see the movie. The documentary I saw was actually more entertaining than this movie and had that "edge of your seat" suspense that the movie lacked. The documentary on PBS contained a lot of exciting horse races that Seabiscuit was in and the narration and story was very well made. Also, I found the narration in the MOVIE to be out of place - the movie didn't need it. It's a great story but it was a bit lackluster at times. The acting and cinematography was very good. I wonder if my review and rating of this movie would have been different if I had not seen all those great documentaries on Seabiscuit before I watched the DVD - I may have had a better reaction to the film. Maybe time will change my rating to a higher grade. It still was entertaining and I recommend this movie to all. My rating: B+
Horsefeathers Biopics are hard to do when they're about people, let alone animals. Arguably, this pic was about people too; however, the star of the show was a four-footer and his race---and, sadly, the production left me wanting to drown my disappointment in a feedbag of fermented oats. I had really been looking forward to this film, so it was a double-downer. The close-ups of the horses were kind of thrilling, the stories of the people were not. The use of bogus news reels was annoying and cheesy and, while I'm a Randy Newman fan, I found his score cloying. The best of the three leads was Tobey McGuire; Chris Cooper and Jeff Bridges both looked befuddled and misdirected. Surprisingly, my favorite performer had only about 5 minutes of screen time: William H. Macy as a hyper-enthusiastic announcer---he nailed the 'tude and tone of sportscasters of yore. I think Seabiscuit could have been a good documentary or a good movie, but not both at the same time. Two thumbs down, both mine.He's gonna look a lot smaller in a minute, Georgie Bravo!
The amazing true story of Seabsicuit comes to life!
the racing scenes were incredible. The casting was superb-- especially Chris Cooper as Tom Smith.
Not very often does truly GOOD movie like this come along.. It has heart, it is educational, it is fun, it is honest and gritty.
Horse racing fan? History buff? Tobey fan? Horse fanatic? A lover of great, uplifting movies? Then you MUST own this.
