[skyman]

I agree on Cinderella Man. Great inspiring movie.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

"The Greatest Game Ever Played" – The game is golf, specifically the 1913 U.S. Open, pitting old pro Harry Vardon against poor-boy-struggling-to-escape-his-origins Francis Ouimet.

I particularly liked the portrait of Ouimet’s family: the Irish mother who encourages him to dream, and the disillusioned father (a French immigrant engaged in backbreaking labor) who believes the boy’s dreams will only lead to disappointment and unhappiness.

(Why can’t Hollywood give us functional families in the here and now?) The match swings back and forth, and provides enough excitement to make a movie about golf exciting. It’s a Disney dare-to-dream movie more realistic, and inspiring, than most.

I saw this movie. I really liked it, and I highly recommend it.