A wonderful experience for the entire family

Rating: 9/10 (27 July 2003)

Jeff Bridges will get the long over due Academy Award as perhaps the movie shall too. Even though there may be a few contenders in the fall releases that might change my opinion. Clearly the "Biscuit" is the leader in the club house for the gold statue next March. Chris Cooper, as trainer Tom Smith, is wonderfully understated and frankly should also be considered in supporting role honors.
Toby Maguire handles the role of Red Pollard wonderfully. This is a complicated role. Maguire plays the troubled and broken Pollard but I have got to tell you if anyone is better than Bridges it just might be Toby Maguire.
Elizabeth Banks is well cast and excellent as Ms. Charles Howard.
But maybe the one to steal the show is William H. May as Tick-Tock McGlaughlin the radio show host of a horse race program. His is a small but really funny part and it adds a wonderful counterpoint to more serious fare.
So please don't get caught up in anything other than the plain facts about this wonderful show...the plain facts are it is warm and funny and uplifting and should be seen by the whole family.
I've seen it twice and both times I joined the full house applauding the effort.
Just go see it and see why.