Review of Seabiscuit (2003) by Alex S — 08 Nov 2009

Formulaic unfortunately, regardless of how true.

This review of Seabiscuit (2003) was written by Alex S on 08 Nov 2009.

Seabiscuit has generally received positive reviews.

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