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Movie Overview
Cast
• Shia LaBeouf
• Justin Ashforth
• George Asprey
Director
• Bill Paxton
MPAA Rating
PG - Language
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

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OFCS Rating: 71% Fresh
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"You don't have to be a golf fan to appreciate this classy, heartfelt film."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Betty Jo Tucker

A-
"Leave it to director Bill Paxton to up the ante and deliver a wholly enjoyable study of perhaps the greatest golf upset of all time."  FromTheBalcony  Bill Clark

A-
"Greatest Game is a studied, thoroughly entertaining sports drama that defies all expectations, returning the honor to the game of golf, and the thrill back into movies."  FilmJerk.com  Brian Orndorf

"The game is reimagined by director Bill Paxton and cinematographer Shane Hurlbut as a series of grand, sweeping shots."  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

B-
"Slick and sassy, it’s not the greatest movie Disney’s ever made… but it’s closer than we've seen in a while."  EDGE Boston  David Foucher

C
"There's a par for every hole, and Paxton pretty much hits exactly that -- sometimes over and sometimes under, but always close, with no surprises."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

2.5/4
"Doing justice to the sport but not entirely to the drama which suffers from choppy introductions and half-hearted class distinctions in Mark Frost’s screenplay."  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

B-
"The title's definitely an exaggeration; this isn't a great 'Game,' but it's a pretty good one."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

3/5
"An American working-class youth takes on an immensely talented Englishman in the 1913 U.S. Open and surprises everyone."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

3/4
"The Greatest Game Ever Played is as feel-good as any sports movie you're likely to find."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

'3/4'
"A wholesome family film with loads of mainstream appeal."  Palo Alto Weekly  Jeanne Aufmuth

7/10
"...the film is so well made, the acting so good, the period so well captured, and the photography so captivating that it's hard not to like it."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

3/5
"If you're not willing to stand in the rain during a major tournament, you're gonna get bored with these movies."  7M Pictures  Kevin Carr

3/4
"Better suspense than many sports movies, in spite of clichés and anachronisms"  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

B
"Gets a little lost in the rough, but straight down the middle is a nice underdog story about a 20-year-old former caddy who beats the greatest player in the world. "  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

B+
"The most visually and emotionally dynamic film ever made about a game of golf — perhaps the most visually and emotionally dynamic possible film about a game of golf."  Decent Films Guide  Steven D. Greydanus

5/10
"Aside from the title's hyperbole, it's yet another uplifting, feel-good sports story that's destined to be a perennial on TV's Golf Channel."  Modamag.com  Susan Granger
OFCS Rating: 71% Fresh
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