This is an OK movie. I was hoping for better considering it had a decent cast and the subject matter, Secretariat, couldn't be better. The greatest racehorse in history deserved an Oscar-winning production but got tepid instead. Pretty good filming and editing, but the real problem was with the writing and acting. Lackluster. Lackluster storytelling, lackluster character development and lackluster acting. Didn't really care about any of the characters except Secretariat, but a horse can't tell the story. Nothing exciting or memorable here, which is a shame. In fact, the 2003 movie, Seabiscuit, is far and away a better movie. Given that Secretariat is a Disney production, my hopes for something pretty spectacular were high. The movie has good introductory scenes. After that, it was almost a yawner all the way to the bizarre music choice at the end of the movie. A rousing tune that should make us feel happy and excited but was out of place given the story and the dullness of the movie. A real shame that they dropped the ball so badly on this one.
Review of Secretariat
