The Greatest Game Ever Played!

As 'Rotten Tomatoes' put , 'The greatest Game Ever Played' is definitely not one of those 'under dog' sports movies you get to watch any other day. It has got class and the beauty that would glue you to the screen as it never happened to you anytime before. At least that was my experience. I already knew, this movie was graded one of the best in this genre. But until I experienced it, I never had the slightest idea that, a breathtaking experience was awaiting me.Even though I work in an office which is situated right opposite to a   prominent golf course in the city, 'Golf' as a game never attracted me and i feel the entire perception is going to be changed after this. 


 A 2005 movie directed by actor/director Bill Paxton is based on the real life story of famous american golfer Francis Ouimet. Movie shows how the twenty year old boy  of a poor immigrant worker's  family challenged all the odds to take part in an elite tournament( 'US open') of the most elite game 'Golf' and eventually winning it by defeating some biggest names in the history of golf ,  Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a dramatic fashion. Its not just a sports movie but a saga of a low class amateur coming out of those ridicules and apartheid, challenging the upper  class in their own game, and winning it in class to show them that its not the blood line but the talent that matters. 

Francis celebrating his victory(from Movie)

(Real Photograph-1913 US open)

Actors ShiaLaBeouf,Stephen Dillane, Elias Koteas all performed well and it was an excellent casting over all.background score is also to be mentioned especially in the climax sequence. To summarize, a brilliantly directed movie with breathtaking visuals and dramatic sequences which would never disappoint any one and a definite treat to those who love sports.