I mean it's sorta good...but...

Rating: Null/10 (28 November 2003)

It seems slightly pointless. Maybe I'm so used to quirky offbeat movies which are dramatic or fx-ridden to some degree, but Seabiscuit was just so straight-forward that I was left wondering whether I enjoyed it or not. It is an old-fashioned tale based on a true story about a horse called Seabiscuit who gave America something to cheer about when it was experiencing strife at the beginning of the 20th century. I mean yes, I guess it's worth telling the story, but it seemed such a sanitised and hollow portrait. Maybe that was all they could do with the story, but I was left wondering where the punchline was. This movie didn't seem to have a message, or anything to drive home to the viewer. I am probably alone in these criticisms, but hey. It *was* well acted, very well directed and the overall narrative was certainly good, with appropriate humour inserted every so often. It just seemed to lack a purpose, with very little twists or turns. Even if it's based on a true story, they can use dramatic licence to excite things up a little, but I reckon they didn't here.
Overall, it's a good movie, but just lacking a bit of depth.