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 enlarge | Director: Rowdy Herrington
Actors: James Caviezel, Claire Forlani, Jeremy Northam, Malcolm Mcdowell, Aidan Quinn
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 8975
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Chinese (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 128
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 08510
ISBN: 1404967818
UPC: 043396085107
EAN: 9781404967816
ASIN: B00062IVOY
Theatrical Release Date: April 30, 2004
Release Date: November 30, 2004
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 Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius January 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent movie; my husband and I already owned the movie. Being raised in a golfing family (my dad and his brothers played with Sam Snead when they were kids), and went to see Bobby Jones play. We are golf fanatics, and have always been great fans of Bobby Jones. This movie is a very realistic interpretation of his life. I bought another copy to give to my remaining uncle (he's 90!) and he has watched it 5 times since we gave it to him. Would definitely recommend to anyone interested in a TRUE legend of golf whose talent outshines all there is today. Jim Caviezel gave a spectactular performance!
Stroke of Genius August 20, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm not a golfing buff, but found the story and golf very good.
I enjoyed this movie very much.
bobby jones, stoke of a genius July 25, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great movie about golf. Just wish the language would have been cleaner.
 leaves you hanging June 8, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Sports and movies - should be a PERFECT combination. Especially a story of a true sportsman, a true gentleman of the game, someone who loved to play the game for the game itself.
But this movie doesn't spend enough time telling us about the real Bobby Jones. It leaves us hanging and wondering. There is one point where he is playing with a woman golfer and she is refered to as his girlfriend - WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? At another point, he is in the hospital, temporarily banned from the game. Then flip to him writing a letter of apology, then flip to him playing golf. Well what happened to the hospital stay? What happened to his ailment? How did he get better, is it a long time/term disability? Later, he and his wife are arguing over him going to another tournament and then PRESTO there they both are at the match.
Scenery - beautiful. Story - while interesting it leaves viewer disappointed. It should just be, could just be so much more.
NOT THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED, BUT STILL WORTHWHILE May 23, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
To fully appreciate THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED, it's good to compare it with BOBBY JONES, STROKE OF GENIUS. Both films cost between $20M and $25M. Both were about the game of golf at the turn of the 20th century. Both focused on young, underprivileged underdogs who went on to become the best amateurs in the game, beating out their professional competition. And both show the influence of the great Harry Vardon.
BOBBY JONES, STROKE OF GENIUS is, of course, about Bobby Jones, only amateur ever to win all three tournaments of the Grand Slam in the same year. And he did it while also working on three college degrees simultaneously - thus the "Genius." Jim Caviezel (Passion of the Christ) did a decent job playing Bobby, although he didn't look anything like the man. And Aiden Quinn was good as Harry Vardon - even down to his golfing ability - although he was all but cut from the film because he wouldn't shave a goatee he had grown for another film.
While BOBBY JONES is about an entire golf career, THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED is about one tournament: the 1913 US Open, held at Brookline Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. That was the year that a caddie - Francis Ouimet, who lived across the street from the country club - beat the two top British professionals, including Harry Vardon, and won the tournament - the biggest upset in golf history. Shia LeBeouf (Holes) does a great job playing Ouimet, and Stephen Dillane (The Hours) is superb as Vardon.
The biggest difference between these two films is in the direction. With BOBBY JONES, Rowdy Herrington (Road House) opted to do a very straight drama in the tradition of Chariots of Fire. It turned out to be far more than he could handle. The script is weak. There is far too much time spent on the young Bobby Jones, which contributes very little to the main plot. And visually, it is, well, boring. There are only a handful of creatively interesting shots.
But in THE GREATEST GAME, director Bill Paxton (Apollo 13, acting) pulls out all the stops. Not only is the script taut, but every part of it is essential. And the visuals are incredible, including effects that have never been seen in a sports film before, let alone one about golf. The art direction - including sets, costumes and graphics - is also superb, creating a totally believable and visually sumptuous world. You don't have to love golf to love this movie. That can't be said about BOBBY JONES. While both films have heart, THE GREATEST GAME also has fun.
When I first saw THE GREATEST GAME, there were a couple of things that bothered me. I didn't feel the love relationship between Francis and Sarah Wallis (Peyton List) was believable because their ages seemed so different. I just couldn't see her falling for a boy. I also had trouble accepting a ten-year-old caddy, Eddie Lowery, played like a true ham by Josh Flitter. It seemed like a typical Disney element (the kid who is smarter than the adults that surround him), and I just didn't buy into it. Then I discovered that that really was the way it was! Which doesn't make it any easier to believe, but at least it's true.
These are two very different films about similar events. While BOBBY JONES STROKE OF GENIUS is a good film (3 to 4 stars), THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED is a great film (5 stars). Both directors had a vision; but Bill Paxton has proven that he can carry his out.
Waitsel Smith
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