Seabiscuit: ****
Fine and well made film. The biggest flaw is
that the movie peaks (thrillingly) with about 30 minutes to go, which makes the
ending a bit of a letdown.
Whenever I
see a movie based on fact, I put off learning the facts until after I see the
movie, so as not to taint it too much when they play fast and loose with reality
for dramatic purposes. Seabiscuit does just that, of course, but the facts
aren't important enough for me to be offended in the slightest. Who cares how
many races a horse won or lost 70 years
ago?
A sure Oscar contender -- but it's
been a relatively weak year so far.
Filed Sun - August 10, 2003, 11:34 AM in
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