This movie made my day

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2005)

All right, I came into this movie with high expectations. Inspirational sports movies are always good. I kind of like golf. It takes place in a cool time period. And, it stars the only legit Disney Channel kid ever. (I don't care what you think about this film, but I'm sure it's better than "The Perfect Man") Well I must say my expectations were met with flying colors. The film had great acting and a lot of good characters, both comical and evil. Shia did an excellent job as Francis, it was good to see him in a more serious role. I really liked Harry Vardon too, he was very likable and honorable. And Ted Ray (the fat guy) was comical and also just a cool guy. I even liked the little kid!! His potential to be an annoying little Schmiddy was through the roof. But he was actually funny and had a few touching moments with Francis. And then there was that Crazy American Guy, the evil British Nobles, and those creepy top hat guys. The best part about the film was the cinematography. (I think I spelled that wrong). They had awesome golf montages. Some flaws obviously, the movie could have been shorter. Some random scenes didn't seem to go anywhere (like that opera scene). Also shortening the golf scenes might have been better. It would have made the ending more dramatic. Also, I wish they would have done more with the relationship with Francis and his father. Point is, I really liked the movie anyway. It made me happy and that's pretty much the movie's purpose.