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List Price: $14.99 | | Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Salesrank: 2655
Released: April 11, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
From Walt Disney Pictures comes THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED . . . the crowd-pleasing underdog epic that's based on an inspirational true story! Young amateur golfer Francis Ouimet (Shia LaBeouf -- HOLES, I ROBOT) has nothing but talent and a seemingly impossible dream to challenge the world's greatest player, his idol Harry Vardon. Soon, with the help of his spunky 10-year-old caddy Eddie, Francis boldly breaks down all barriers with a thrilling display of unrivaled drive, skill, and heart . . . and challenges the golf pro for the U.S. Open Championship!
Description of The Greatest Game Ever Played:
You wouldn't think a movie that uses the game of golf as a metaphor for class struggle could be so entertaining. The Greatest Game Ever Played stars the charming Shia LaBeouf (Holes) as Francis Ouimet, a golfer who, in 1913, rose from caddy to U.S. Open champion at the age of 20--despite the resistance of the powers that be, who thought it unseemly for a lower-class plebian to play the sport of gentlemen. Ouimet's main competitor is Harry Vardon (Stephen Dillane, The Hours), a British professional, still considered one of the greatest players of all time, who fought his own class battles. The two go head to head in a genuinely gripping match, deftly balanced against the juxtapositions of their personal struggles. Is it sentimental and formulaic? Is the outcome a foregone conclusion? Yes, but it doesn't matter--formulas exist because, when executed with verve and dexterity, they work. Bill Paxton, best known as an actor (One False Move, Apollo 13), steps into the director's chair and hits all the right notes, aided by an excellent cast playing colorful characters, a vivid recreation of the time period, glowing cinematography, and an expert pace. The Greatest Game Ever Played works. --Bret Fetzer
The Greatest Game Ever Played Reviews:
The Greatest Game Ever Played 
2009-09-23 - This is the most outstanding golf movie bar none. The acting was supberb. This movie should go down as a classic!
Great Golf!!
2009-09-04 - This is a great movie!! If you love golf, you gotta love this (plus a true story)!
love it love shia
2009-08-24 - If you love Shia and love sports movies with heart, then this is the film for you. Golf lovers and lovers of film will adore this movie. get it today.
The caddie carries the show
2009-08-14 - Bill Paxton directs this outstanding golf flick,"The Greatest Game Ever Played".I had to give the movie a slight edge over "The Legend of Bagger Vance",another outstanding film, directed by Robert Redford. I guess what it really comes down to, was the two performances by the caddies, Will Smith in the "The Legend of Bagger Vance" and Josh Flitter, who, in my opinion stole the show in "The Greatest Game Ever Played". Flitter portrayed Eddie Lowery, who was just a few inches taller than a "jumbo" driver,which is one of the club's of choice in this day and age for a weekend golfer.Eddie was the show stopper with all of his great lines in the flick...and the ending, well I won't go into that...but I was on the golf course the next day. I couldn't wait to get back out on the links.See them both, you'll be happy that you did.
Excelent movie
2009-08-07 - I thought this was an excelent movie and brought to life one of the great true stories of early golf in America. It shows how Frances Ouimet paved the way for amateur golfers and made golf available to regular people rather than the rich and elitests.
