Day 197: Seabiscuit

Directed By- Gary Ross

Written By- Gary Ross; Based on the Book "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" By Laura Hillenbrand

Starring- Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Toby Maguire, William H. Macy

Critics Review- "A quite film. oftentimes silent for moments on end, in reflection of both tragedy and triumph."- Mark Sells "Film Threat"

Rotten Tomatoes Rating- Critics- 77% Audience- 74%

Out of a possible 5 stars- 4 1/2 stars

My Review-

This is the first movie I have seen about a race horse and it was not as boring as I thought it would be, well some parts did drag a bit and that was the only part I did not like about it. The race sequences were really well shot during the course of the film, and well acted by all the actors especially from Bridges and Cooper. That was one of the main reasons why I wanted to watch this film was because of these two actors and well because even though it was about a horse it still seemed really good and I was right. This was a story on how 3 people with nothing gained everything back with this horse, also what makes this movie worth watching is that it is set during the great depression and tells how everybody had to start a new life with almost nothing. At times Toby Maguire could be a little annoying in the film; he sounded kind of whinny and was kind of annoying. I can see why during that time that the horse and its jockey were an inspiration to everyone, since they were the underdog to everyone else. Even though it is a movie that is a little over two hours it is worth it for the performances and race sequences that were shot really well and made you seem at times that you were racing with the jockeys. I recommend this movie to be watched, even though like I said at times Toby can be really annoying but for me it seemed like Bridges and Cooper carried most of the film, and Elizabeth Banks was not too bad in this movie she also acted really well as Bridges second wife. around the time where all three main characters meet each other is where the movie really picks up, after that it is really good.