good horse sense

Rating: 7/10 (29 July 2003)

Seabiscuit is three stories in one: the biography of his owner, a short history of the US depression and recovery and the pedigree of the horse. Though slow and plodding at times in its knockoff of the 1949 version, the movie gives great insight into the never-say-die spirit that once infected the country (and certainly is utterly lacking these days) and good social comment on the rise of the parvenue West and its rivalry with the staid East. Good show Mr Howard who persuaded the white shoes at Pimlico to open the infield to the average Joe and Jane. Rich and poor alike should have had in the pre-OTB days equal opportunity to lose money gambling. I never thought much of any of the Bridges as actors but Mr Bridges renders a marvelous performance. Well worth seeing!