Blake Schwendiman's Blog and Blook

The Greatest Game Ever Played is probably the best golf movie ever made. I remember noting this movie when I saw trailers for it on the Disney Channel, but we didn't make it to the theater for this one. What I remember is thinking that I liked Shia LaBeouf in Holes so I'd probably like him in this movie. I was right.

The Greatest Game Ever Played is a great, inspiring family movie about a young amateur golfer who makes it to the US Open at a time when lower-class people were not generally accepted as players of the gentleman's game. While the movie centers around the game of golf, the actual golf scenes are not excruciating to watch (like the fly fishing scenes in A River Runs Through It).

The kids enjoyed this movie as much as we did, so it's definitely a great family film. I highly recommend putting it in your Netflix.com queue. 2.0π.