'Seabiscuit' (2003) Peanut Rating: Empty Shell
Published September 29, 2003
So, final thoughts time. The performances were technically and empirically good, but entirely uninspired and labored, except William H. Macy who was as usual brilliant. The script didn't help them, nor did it help the film. In itself, the film had no real story, just a didactic run-through of events. And finally, and most importantly, the work had no soul, no heart, no creative spark. I can see its potential to be fairly well acclaimed, but as a work of cinematic art and story, it was dead. I would be gravely dissappointed to see it find Oscar Best Picture position, but don't rule out the possibility. I just hope to see it heavily overshadowed by the fall season and by high quality film.
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Website Review: (http://www.seabiscuitmovie.com/) A chaotic mass of clips and bits that I haven't had the time to go through. Could be interesting to some with some history interest in the film's subject, and a few clips of the movie are littered throughout as well.
(Review ©2003 by Joshua Parkinson, posted originally at http://www.eatingpeanuts.com)
- 'Seabiscuit' (2003) Peanut Rating: Empty Shell
- Published: September 29, 2003
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- Writer: Josh Parkinson
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looked like the most boring thing to hit the big screen in years. i personally will never see it.
To "The Theory": I generally try to be as open as possible to any movie I see, but this one was rather ecruciating to watch. If it had ended when it first seemed about to end, I would have only left bored (well, except for the few precious moments of Macy screen time), but then it kept going like chinese water torture!
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Great review! I've read some German reviews, because the movie is out here, too. They found the film mediocre, too, but always calling it a big success and Oscar candidate in the US. So I thought, maybe it's just no topic for Germans, but your reviews tells differently. Thanks!