The underdog triumphs; Visually beautiful!

Rating: 10/10 (27 July 2003)

I was pleasantly surprised with Seabiscuit. Summer offerings are usually mediocre and shallow offerings for the lowest common denominator. This movie was not only visually beautiful but inspiring on many levels. It's the old tried and true formula of the underdog beats all odds to succeed. The story is told intelligently without wasting a minute of film. Jeff Bridges does his usual good work and Toby Maguire proves that he is a multidimensional actor. The parallel between an America trying to rebound from one of the darkest periods in it's history and Seabiscuit, a small and physically damaged horse, who rebounds to triumph against all obstacles is brilliant in it's simplicity.
Do yourself and your family a favor and go see this film. You won't regret it.