Seabiscuit (2003)

Academy Award for Best Cinematography: 2000's (51 movies items)

"John Schwartzman "

AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers Nominations (300 movies items)

"#50"

Review of Seabiscuit

“Throughout Seabiscuit, I couldn't help but think of what I would've done differently, had I been the director. That's not to say I didn't like Gary Ross's adaption of the story, but there were so many things I would've changed had I been in charge of this production.

Charles Howard purchases a horse named Seabiscuit that no one seems to have any faith in. Yet, through training, Charles Howard, along with Red Pollard and Tom Smith manage to bring Seabiscuit from rags to riches as the horse quickly becomes the most popular horse in America.

I was not expecting much from this film, and the first 20 minutes did little to help my expectations. Rushed, cluttered, and even confusing, the first 20 minutes of Seabiscuit not quite atrocious, but it's pretty bad. Still, once Sea” read more

Movie Diary 2012 (551 movies items)

"29.7. Amerikkalaiseksi legendaksi tituleerattu elokuva, joka on pitkään kiehtonut perverssisti, olikin jo suututtavan hirveää amerikkalaismielistä hevonpaskaa, joka ei aamuyöllä katseltuna tuntunut loppuvan ikinä. Peräti neljän underdogin menestystarina rinnastetaan lama-ajasta toipumiseen kovan työn kautta, mutta oikeasti nämä pösilöt saavat yhtäkkiä kaiken hopeatarjottimella. Kovia kokenut ratsu vain sattuu olemaan parempi kuin muut, ja kolme muuta altavastaajaa osaavat oikea"