Seabiscuit
A beautifully directed movie by Gary Ross about the courageous true story
of a little horse with spirit, determination, and attitude who not only
beat odds after odds of becoming a champion racehorse, but who did so with
such profoundness that is nothing short of a miracle and an inspiration to
the world!
The jockey "Red" Pollard (Tobey Maguire), the family man and millionaire,
Charles Howard, (Jeff Bridges) and the cowboy and gifted horse trainer, Tom
Smith (Chris Cooper), all have something incredibly aching inside them to be
shown through this story. This is a story about how three men overcame more
than their share of pain, in a time where one of the most devastating
disasters happened during the Depression-era and the one amazing horse that
brought them all together to see the glory of all their dreams come true
and how it changed all of their lives for the better.
Not only is this a story about fighting for your dreams, but it's a story of truly believing in yourself and never, ever giving up on that. It is passionate, heroic, and remarkable.
Seabiscuit is about a horse too small to even be considered as a race horse, a
jockey too big to ride, a man once blessed with family and money all taken
away from him in a cruel flash and the cowboy lost on his own land, who all
learned even more from the opportunity of knowing each other and their
special connection to a horse named, Seabiscuit.
Compassionate, compelling, and phenomenal acting by Jeff Bridges, Chris
Cooper, Tobey Maguire and William H. Macy who played radio announcer, Tick Tock McGlaughlin, only bring you closer to the heart of this triumph story.
Seabiscuit is an incredible and poignant movie that reaches your heart with
its story and by the music of Randy Newman that sinks into every part of
your body with perfection.
If you haven't yet seen it, I wholeheartedly recommend that you do. This is
one of the year's best movies, one of the best I've seen in years and hope
it is deservedly honored as such.
I loved this movie!
Written by: Lynda Dale MacLean
Reviewers Rating: 9.5
Reader's Rating: 9.43
Reader's Votes: 7
Added: 22-Jan-2004
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