| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"This golf movie is well above par, but more importantly, it's not just about golf." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...cliched yet appealing..." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
" I am not a golf fan but found The Greatest Game Ever Played absorbing all the same..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"...all sports stories, especially underdog yarns, are contrivances--separated only by the nuance of their telling." more... |
C |
| E! Online |
"...no matter how many camera angles you use, there's only so many ways to dramatize a well-played five iron." more... |
C |
Entertainment Weekly
Gregory Kirschling |
"...the movie is so hungry for love that the orchestra shrieks, caps fly into the air, and the slo-mo oozes in when the lad merely forces a final play-off..." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden |
"A classic sports-underdog tale gets solid, affecting treatment." more... |
B |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"There are more characters stamped "victim" in this movie than in House of Wax." more... |
C |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"Predictable though it is, the picture is rousing and well paced, and the final competition is effectively suspenseful..." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"It's a solid choice for family viewing, but is equally worthy of viewing by solo adults. And being a golf fan is not a prerequisite." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"The film will have to settle for a bogey rather than a par." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"It's by far the most inspirational sports movie to come along in many a month." more... |
A- |
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