This movie touches many aspects of how middle age folks begin to reflect on their life - past and present. It's about having a dream and following it, to the end. Of taking charge of your life, not allowing others to control you, but of you being in control. Also, this movie brings home the value of family, showing how it's important to be there for each other, even if you don't understand the others point of view at all times, but of trying to make the effort to do such.
4 Reviews
Misguided values
neurotic717 April 2000
I found this movie to be completely objectionable. Throughout the movie Ulrich's character is portrayed as being selfish and self absorbed. I never felt that. Here is a man who is pursuing his lifelong dream of being a professional golfer and nobody in is family is the least bit supportive. They are angry when he makes the tour. When he calls to say he has won $15,000 that the family desperately needs at his very first tournament his wife is furious because he isn't listening to her story about fixing the roof. Well, one person is seeing their lifelong dream realized, the other has just successfully followed the directions from a Time/Life instructional manual. Whose story should take precedence? I don't know what the opposite of misogyny is - but this movie qualifies. There is nothing shameful about following your dreams. If the roles had been reversed he would have been an awful man for not supporting her. The male of the species cannot win in TV movie of the week land. I will never watch another one.
Shockingly bad
andysmith-6523828 January 2023
Warning: Spoilers
What on earth have I just watched? I was drawn in by the name as I've played quite a bit of golf over the years. I'm not good but I enjoy it. The first few minutes gave me hope. I'm also a 50+ man who's had to change career later in life. I thought that might have put me in the demographic of who this movie might appeal to. How wrong I was? It is quite possibly the worst movie I've ever seen. I can remember a movie that's gotten me so angry before. The protagonist trys to better himself and his wife gives him nothing but grief and when he succeeds she tells him he's being selfish. He's sends her his winnings and she gives it away and still manages to make him feel guilty about it. The golf scenes are badly shot. The hole used for the tee shot on the 1st hole in one of the competitions is the same as the 17th tee shot! That's lazy filmmaking. Another red flag to me is the santa Claus scene. I work as a Santa Claus. Have done for 8 years. Granted, I have a real beard but I work with alot of Santa's that use fake beards. There is no way on earth a wife would not recognise a husband dressed up as a Santa Claus. Finally, the priest, the priest,the priest. I'm an Irish Catholic. My uncle is a priest. The priests admission at the end that he snuck into the house and put the golf clubs in the living room for the man to find. Priests don't sneak into people's houses with golf clubs. Absolutely ridiculous.
Then there is the wind bending the flag in the hole right over and none of the trees in the background moving at all. Also the scene where it was lashing rain on the course and yet the golfers hat was bone dry.
I'm sure I could find more problems with this movie but I refuse to watch it again.
Then there is the wind bending the flag in the hole right over and none of the trees in the background moving at all. Also the scene where it was lashing rain on the course and yet the golfers hat was bone dry.
I'm sure I could find more problems with this movie but I refuse to watch it again.
Cute, funny
frankelfurkel8 January 2001
I found this movie to be very touching and cute. It shows the values of family and how they can work through situations. It is very inspiring to anyone who has a dream and it proves that if you want something bad enough it can maybe happen. I suggest this movie.
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