Good, feels like an older classic

Rating: Null/10 (28 July 2003)

*Seabiscuit*
Walking into Seabiscuit I wasn't sure what to expect. Walking out I was pleasantly happy with the movie. It had it's moments in the beggining, but spectacular performances from th leads really bring this movie out.

It would be hard to hate a movie like Seabiscuit anyway. It's inspirational and America loves the underdog. And every character in this movie is an underdog. The makers want you to feel sorry for the leads and they do a good job at it.
I think the real winner in Seabiscuit is Tobey Maguire. Everyone KNOWS he is Spider-man, but he is also something more. I really hope that his career doesn't typsecast him as Spider-man for the rest of his life like Leonardo Dicaprio is always associated with Titanic. Because like Dicaprio, Tobey was having a smooth career with criticly aclaimed independent films and then came the big blockbuster and that's all they get credit for. Dicaprio has been wonderful in a few other big movies but we still associate him with Titanic. Hopefuly Tobey will rise above that. I really think he can with this movie. His performance is strong and touching and pretty much Oscar-worthy. Even if he doesn't win, he deserves a nomination. Speaking of Oscar Chris Cooper gives a nice performance. He didn't really breakout in this movie, neither did Jeff Bridges, but thier performances were nice.
Though it is a little overlong, it is mighty.
*8.5/10*