It's as if Seabiscuit took up golf instead of horse racing.

Rating: 6/10 (2 October 2005)

This movie was just far too predicable. From the way the movie establishes the underdog; the usual impossible conditions; the pretty and inspirational girl to the fairy-tale ending, this one was classic Hollywood. I know that the underlying story is true, but this offers very little to draw the viewer into the characters other than the stereotypical formula seen dozens if not hundreds of times before.
The movie does have it's moments, though not many and too far apart. The character "Eddie" was very well done and served as a nice foil to the overly dramatic Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon. Don't worry though, Kleenex might be needed by some of the audience.