SPENCINI

Seabiscuit is the kind of movie producers love. It will make the more emotional in the audience cry, and even well before it comes out, it is said to be the first Oscar contender of the year. This IS a true story, but it is packaged in such a way that audience members are supposed to clutch their tissues to their chests and shake their heads because they have been so touched. That being said, this movie succeeds spectacularly at manipulating an audience. I came in with a very cynical attitude, but i must say even I got the chills when Seabiscuit beat War Admiral. Where this movie fails is after they have got the audiences hearts beating with exciting race scenes. They let it drag to much and soon after the races your heartbeat has settled and then you are struck with another exciting race. By the final race, I was just too tired to care anymore. Tobey Maguire was his usual self in this part, which is not that bad. I was pleasantly surprised with Elizabeth Banks in the lead female role. She had a quiet awe about her through the whole film which was very effective. Chris Cooper and William H. Macy were their usual flawless selves in parts written for them. I could have done without the voice-overs about the Depression, i thought they were not tied together with the rest of the film well enough to stay relevant. This was a good movie with a few minor flaws that, if corrected, could have made it great. 7/10

This movie is absolutely wonderful. It combines a little bit of every genre and a very young Fred Savage to create a great movie that makes you happy to exist. I grew up on this movie, I know every word. Could anyone ask for anything more fun? When I am sick or even "sick" i love just laying in bed and watching this movie. Any movie that has the line "Where did we put that wheelbarrow the albino had?" is a wonderful movie. Go watch it today and have fun storming the castle while you are at it.

10/10

Well, this is the worst movie ever made, plain and simple. I was going to go to a Hitchcock outdoor film festival, but it was rained out, so I sauntered over to the adjacent movie theater and decided I wanted to see a really bad movie, so of course I chose Swimfan. I couldn't stop laughing throughout this entire movie, it was hilarious...hilariously bad. This movie was soo bad that it went past good and back to bad again. It is generally a good rule of thumb when you think to yourself things like "Where did that moped come from", "Why is there a bologna sandwich on the floor", "Wouldn't he notice that body", or "Why is she lurking behind that bush" it is a BAD MOVIE!!!! Anyone who liked this movie needs to have their brain taken out and used as bait, because...this movie tastes terrible.