The set - up takes too long — Seabiscuit doesn't appear for the first third
of the
movie — and by the
movie's
mid point, we're left with a series
of snapshots, too quick to make a lasting impression.
Well, the
movie appears to mostly take place in the early - to -
mid 1930s — the synopsis says the
movie takes place in Europe «between the wars,» (meaning between WWI and WWII), «all against the back - drop
of a suddenly and dramatically changing continent» (this earlier synopsis is even more revealing
of this
point).