
Movie Info
Genre :
DramaRelease Date :
September 30, 2005MPAA Rating :
PGDirector :
Bill PaxtonStarring :
Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane, Peter Firth, Elias Koteas, Peyton List, Joshua Flitter
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Critics
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“..scrambles for feel-good gentility when it might have benefited from a tougher, deeper examination of the rules of the game...”
by Fernando F. Croce [Slant Magazine]
“..Paxton has fashioned solid family entertainment in this well-cast feature..”
by Sheri Linden [The Hollywood Reporter]
“..is surprisingly easy to sit through...”
by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]

“..good for some light entertainment, but there's not much memorable about it..”
by Scott Chitwood [Comingsoon]

“..by far the most inspirational sports movie to come along in many a month...”
by William Arnold [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

“..beautifully rendered, highly satisfying..”
by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]

“..an overlong fairy tale so loaded with fantasy gimmicks that the game itself often gets lost in the contrivances...”
by David Germain [Denver Rocky Mountain News]

“..an old-fashioned Disney melodrama that should have audiences cheering once again for the underdog...”
by John Monaghan [Detroit Free Press]

“..an inert family golf movie...”
by Gregory Kirschling [Entertainment Weekly]

“..a surefire crowd pleaser...”
by Brooke Holgerson [The Boston Phoenix]

“..a solid choice for family viewing, but is equally worthy of viewing by solo adults...”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]

“..a crowd-pleasing winner...”
by Pam Grady [Reel]
Reviewed by Ron Yamauchi [Georgia Straight]
Reader's Reviews

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