It is nice to see a young, credible actor such as Black not forgetting where he came from and he does his best with what he is given here, too bad it's not much. It is an admirable effort, but it is nothing spectacular and you can see where things are going as soon as Lucas Black wrecks his car in the small town of Utopia. There is the innocent love interest that doesn't go anywhere and Melissa Leo seems to show up for no other reason than maybe she just wanted to be a part of the project. Duvall as the ancient master who teaches the young student how to regain his way and stay on the right path. Sure, the film has a good message and I wouldn't discourage people showing it to their children, but as someone who has seen the story multiple times i at least expected some interesting characters along the way. Robert Duvall must seldom have had a greater challenge to overcome. Duvall is playing in but this movie skews so closely to the archetypes of every inspirational sports film it is hard not to dismiss it. This is the first general audience movie in quite some time that is rated G. I imagined it might stand a chance of grasping my attention because I can always seem to find an interest in anything Mr. I was partially right by the time the last half hour of the film came around and it was as predictable as every other sports film I had completely lost interest. To be blunt, I have always found it boring and with the fact I was never able to make it through that Shia LaBeouf movie "The Greatest Game Ever Played" I didn't think this one stood a chance either. Mainly because I have never had any interest in the sport. Initially I had no interest in seeing this Christian-based film about golf. Not one I would watch again, but not one I regret seeing either." Cooks best-selling novel Seven Days in Utopia: Golfs Sacred Journey comes to the big screen in this inspirational sports drama starring Lucas. The movie has some great actor's in the film and that is what caught my eye. The movie has drama, comedy, and a bit of romance (not much). The movie is more about Johnny helping Luke find himself, faith, and to teach him that a game does not define him. The movie really doesn't have much of the game in the film. My Thoughts: "I am not a fan of Golf, nor do I enjoy watching it at all, well unless it's in a film with actor's I enjoy watching. Aspiring pro golfer Luke Chisolm (Lucas Black) retreats from the spotlight following a major disappointment, and he later crashes his car in a small town. Luckily for Luke, a cagey old rancher enters his life there to change it - and him - forever. For golfer Luke Chisholm, that turns out to be Utopia, Texas - where he's left stranded after blowing his pro debut. Afterward, he crashes his car into Johnny Crawford’s (Duvall’s character) fence in Utopia, Texas, and requires the services of a mechanic or so he thinks. Cast: Lucas Black, Robert Duvall, Melissa Leo, Deborah Ann Woll, Robert Bear, Brian Geraghty, Madison Burge, Jerry Ferrera, Sarah Jayne Jensen, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Josh Painting In the silver screen version, Luke Chisholm (Black’s character) is a young, pro golfer who has a tournament meltdown on national TV.
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