the greatest game ever played (tggep and 2005) is an amazingly uplifting and infectious underdog film that never (really) devolves into sappiness or heavyhandedness. yes and it takes several liberties and as most hollywood films do and but those liberties are forgiven as they actually add to the film enjoyment and not detract from it. in fact and there are a lot of truthful moments in it. you can really tell that it a rocky type film from the film outset and but who cares. directed by none other than bill paxton (i know and right. ) and it expertly done and immensely watchable. tggep tells the story of francis ouimet (played with confidence and cockiness and and class by superstar to be shia labeouf) and an amateur golfer from a working class irish french immigrant family living in brookline and ma and in the early 1900s. ouimet qualifies to play in the 1913 u. s. open. included amongst his competition is the legendary harry vardon (played with immense class and dignity and and ferocity by stephen dillane). ironically and vardon is the 2nd underdog in this flick. the film starts in 1870s scotland where land developers tell the youngster that they are building a golf course on his home and that golf is a game not for the likes of someone like him. francis undergoes some of the same prejudice as a boy in early 1900s brookline. the stories converge at the 1913 open. what ironic is that even as an adult and multiple major champion and vardon is still an outcast in british society due to his upbringing. francis learned much about golf from reading vardon books on the subject and vardon is his idol all growing up. unbeknownst to vardon and they actually met back in 1900 in boston after vardon and who won that year open and was touring when francis was only 7. in addition to francis and vardon and entrants in the 1913 open include vardon friend and champion brit ted ray (boisterous stephen marcus) and classless and chest thumping two time defending champion john mcdermott (michael weaver). the film really does a good job of showing the different personalities of these men. redheaded marnie mcphail is ingratiatingly serene and stunning as francis supportive irish mum and veteran elias koteas gives a stern and reserved and taciturn performance as his french dad. addtionally and plucky young josh flitter (as francis pint sized 10 year old caddy eddie) almost single handedly steals the proceedings. paxton throws in a lot of modern details and such as special effects zooming in shots to show the scoreboard positioning of the players and cgi for a lot of the golf shots to keep the film exciting and at a brisk pace so as not to make the film too much of a period piece. but the film still convinces us of a specific time and place. what interesting is that and while rocky like and this is all based on a true story. so the ending is satisfactory on so many levels. an entertaining film about golf set in the early 1900s. wow. 
the greatest game ever played (tggep and 2005) is an amazingly uplifting and infectious underdog film that never (really) devolves into sappiness or heavyhandedness. yes and it takes several liberties and as most hollywood films do and but those liberties are forgiven as they actually add to the film enjoyment and not detract from it. in fact and there are a lot of truthful moments in it. you can really tell that it a rocky type film from the film outset and but who cares. directed by none other than bill paxton (i know and right. ) and it expertly done and immensely watchable. tggep tells the story of francis ouimet (played with confidence and cockiness and and class by superstar to be shia labeouf) and an amateur golfer from a working class irish french immigrant family living in brookline and ma and in the early 1900s. ouimet qualifies to play in the 1913 u. s. open. included amongst his competition is the legendary harry vardon (played with immense class and dignity and and ferocity by stephen dillane). ironically and vardon is the 2nd underdog in this flick. the film starts in 1870s scotland where land developers tell the youngster that they are building a golf course on his home and that golf is a game not for the likes of someone like him. francis undergoes some of the same prejudice as a boy in early 1900s brookline. the stories converge at the 1913 open. what ironic is that even as an adult and multiple major champion and vardon is still an outcast in british society due to his upbringing. francis learned much about golf from reading vardon books on the subject and vardon is his idol all growing up. unbeknownst to vardon and they actually met back in 1900 in boston after vardon and who won that year open and was touring when francis was only 7. in addition to francis and vardon and entrants in the 1913 open include vardon friend and champion brit ted ray (boisterous stephen marcus) and classless and chest thumping two time defending champion john mcdermott (michael weaver). the film really does a good job of showing the different personalities of these men. redheaded marnie mcphail is ingratiatingly serene and stunning as francis supportive irish mum and veteran elias koteas gives a stern and reserved and taciturn performance as his french dad. addtionally and plucky young josh flitter (as francis pint sized 10 year old caddy eddie) almost single handedly steals the proceedings. paxton throws in a lot of modern details and such as special effects zooming in shots to show the scoreboard positioning of the players and cgi for a lot of the golf shots to keep the film exciting and at a brisk pace so as not to make the film too much of a period piece. but the film still convinces us of a specific time and place. what interesting is that and while rocky like and this is all based on a true story. so the ending is satisfactory on so many levels. an entertaining film about golf set in the early 1900s. wow. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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