Sea Biscuit stars some very notable talent, but at first glance, does not seem to be the type of movie to "wow" any given individual. The movie opens into scenes of the early nineteen-hundreds into nineteen-ten, where the window for success had opened for all Americans who fought for it. Ford Motor Corporation had soon begun mass producing cars and the economy was booming with opportunity. One man Charles Howard (Jeff Bridges) began his own company selling vehicles, but only to encounter the horrific stock market crash, causing panic amongst all Americans. Johnny Pollard (Toby Maguire) was left with a stable owner, by his poor family, to pursue his talents further as a jockey, only to be told he was too tall later on. As the depression went on Charles moved on to Mexico to try and forgo his worries and losses and soon horse racing caught his eye. He hires a peculiar Tom Smith (Chris Cooper) as his horse trainer, who quickly picks out Sea Biscuit, a run down and beaten horse worth very little and considered a joke in the horse racing world. Soon enough Tom seeks out Johnny to be the jockey of the wild and seemingly unmanageable horse called "Sea Biscuit". Together the three take on the obstacles of the media and fight to give Americans something to believe in. They fought to show that any low class nobody can fight and show their heart to succeed.
Overall, I was not expecting to be impressed by a film about horse racing. However, the saying "Never judge a book by its cover", goes a long way with this movie. The writing was phenomenal for many reasons. Mainly, because of continuous action that truly leaves you satisfied, without any questions to be asked. Honestly, everything in this movie seemed so flawless and perfected in my opinion. The sound and costumes were right on target with the appropriate time period. The film editing was perfected, leaving you right in the midst of the fierce horse races.
