Seabiscuit Review |
by John Ulmer (Rating: 1.5/5) |
You know what I hate? Those cheesy reenactments they always put on
television documentaries. You know, the kind where the narrator explains
what's happening and we see bad actors trying to do the same on-screen.
That's exactly what "Seabiscuit" feels...more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Ronald O. Christian (Rating: 5/5) |
My wife is the sports nut in the family. Although she'll watch
anything, her passions are football (I am officially a football
widower) and horse racing. I'm utterly ambivalent to sports. I will
sometimes pause to watch women's professional figure...more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3/4) |
Directed by Gary Ross. Screenplay by Ross, based on the book by Laura
Hillenbrand. Starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Tobey Maguire. Running
time: 140 minutes. Rated PG for mild language by the MFCB. Reviewed on
August 11th, 2003. more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Homer Yen (Rating: B) |
Although "Seabiscuit" galloped into theatres a
few weeks ago, its durability has surprised many
as it continues to draw in substantial numbers of
people. Buoyed by good reviews, good
word-of-mouth, and the allure that this will be
much different than...more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3/4) |
Beneath the glossy, calculated, and overlong veneer of Gary Ross's
affecting
"Seabiscuit" there beats a heart of pure gold. This true-life drama, about
a little Depression-era racehorse that could (and stirred the heart of a
nation
into the...more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Jonathan F. Richards |
Seabiscuit was more than a great race horse. He was a horse we needed, a
horse who came along when the country was mired in hard luck and trouble and
gave people something to lift their spirits. The new movie based on his life
does much the same. more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 6/10) |
CAPSULE: Five different stories of redemption are
intertwined in the history of the champion racehorse
Seabiscuit. The story is something of a cliche, but
the film is beautifully mounted and has fine actors.
It is hard to see...more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
SEABISCUIT, a story about a horse that's too small, a jockey that's too tall, a
trainer that's too old and an owner that's too stupid to know he's attempting
the impossible, is a movie that's too long and too sappy, but it manages to be
fine...more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Josh Gilchrist (Rating: 3.5/4) |
There are films considered Oscar bait released each summer. Four of the Best
Picture winners since 1992 have been released during the summer months.
Naturally when one of these films approach I'm conflicted with feelings of
eagerness and cynicism....more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Susan Granger (Rating: 10/10) |
Susan Granger's review of "Seabiscuit" (Universal Pictures/DreamWorks)
"Seabiscuit" is one of the great American legends - and now there's a
movie that does it justice. Narrated by historian David McCullough, it shows
how - back in the 1930s in the...more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Robin Clifford (Rating: B+) |
In the 1930's three men, all lost souls to one degree or another, and a
horse that nobody wanted made history and changed the way the world
treats the underdog when they took the American horseracing world by
storm. Helmer Gary Ross tells the story of...more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Bob Bloom (Rating: 4/4) |
SEABISCUIT (2003) 4 stars out of 4. Starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff
Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Gary Stevens and William H.
Macy. Narrated by David McCullough. Director of Photography John
Schartzman. Music by Randy Newman. Based on the book by...more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Laura Clifford (Rating: B-) |
Charles Howard (Jeff Bridges) was always interested in locomotion, moving from
New York City to San Francisco to open a bicycle shop in the early 1900s. A
fortuitous breakdown of a Stanley Steamer in front of his store got the man
interested in the...more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Jon Popick (Rating: 9/10) |
Seabiscuit might be this year's version of Road to Perdition - a Christmas
movie stuck in the summer, debuting too early in the season for Oscar voters
to remember. Then again, Perdition was one of a handful of critically
praised films (i.e., Minority...more |
Seabiscuit Review |
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: B+
Universal Pictures/Dreamworks Pictures/Spyglass Ent
Directed by: Gary Ross
Written by: Gary Ross, book by Laura Hillenbrand
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth
Banks, William H. Macy, Gary...more |