Great direction and acting

Rating: 8/10 (30 September 2005)

I watched the film with my 10-year-old daughter, and I loved the idea of her hearing, "It's not who your parents are or how much money you have... it's who you are!" The film is about golf (to the same extent that Million Dollar Baby is about boxing), about class vs. merit, about fathers and sons, about passion, and about the ability to focus.
The script is fine, if a bit obvious, but the actors sold their lines with their body language, their eyes, and their faces. A great job by director Bill Paxton in what I think is only his second film. They'll be a lot more.
This one should go down as a great sports film, along with Hoosiers, Friday Night Lights, and Miracle.