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Rating:  -
I don't know if it was because the main character's name is Gamble, or because Henry Simmons fine self is in here, but whichever the case was, I wanted to see this movie!
Timmy Price, and only child listens as his father teaches him "A Gentleman's Game" How relevant it is to take care of your things. This is hard to stomach seeing that it appears Dad, is a pushover. Price is an accountant, who has invested a nice sum to join a prestigious country club. He decides that maybe Timmy could learn how to play golf. Before seeing if he had a niche for it, decides maybe being a caddy would be more fruitful.
Unbeknownst to dad, Timmy Price (Mason Gamble) seems to have a promising future in golf and it's not long before he's considered "a trophy." Foster considered one of the elite golfer's in his day is a golf teacher. As Timmy seeks him out he learns small trades from him, and they grow as friends with the other helping the other to make transitions in the others life.
Timmy and his father have somewhat of a strained relationship, and it seems that as his golf improves it helps the two connect. Dad is also given the opportunity to reestablish himself in his son's eyes as he finally stands up instead of being intimidated by the "HAVE'S!"
We watch as Timmy experiences a crush with the water girl; and friendships with the other caddies. Golf may seem like the most important issue here, yet it was more of an analogy about choices that life has to offer.
Rating:  -
Don't waste your time with this movie. I'd spend 2 hrs. on The Golf Channel watching infomercials for the Inside Approach and The Perfect Club instead. This scathing "coming of age" flick is about as exciting as watching weeds grow.
Whomever wrote the screenplay and edited the movie did a pretty bad job.. In one scene the main character is suddenly teeing off left-handed; then he picks up his bag and he's got all left-handed clubs. The scene was flip-flopped by the editing crew; or the camera person!
The kids in the movie act like geniuses compared to the self-centered rotten and negative adults. There's not one "normal" person in the movie except for the kids. The caddies are portrayed as lazy and ignorant.
A few good things about the movie were the acting- Gary Sinese seems to be the "Team Leader" of the actors, and the golf- It wasn't all THAT bad.
All in all, another very good book ruined by a Hollywood screenwriter trying to shoehorn the characters and events into the movie's alloted running time. Do yourself a favor and pickup the book. It's a good read, and if nothing else, at least you'll understand what happened in the movie.
Rating:  -
I think that perhaps the people who reviewed this film negatively simply don't see it the way I do. I don't claim to know what the director had in mind, but I know what I take from this movie. I am NOT a golfer, but this film leaves me with an appreciation for golf which I have never before felt. Bagger Vance was okay, but more an entertaining film than a study of golf. Nor is A Gentleman's Game all about golf. There's a lot going on here, some of it is about golfing, some of it deals with the inside, or other side of the game, the "loopers." Ultimately this movie is not about golfing, even though it chiefly centers on golfing and around a golf course. The overall story comes together with meaning greater than its several individual parts. Gary Sinise never dissapoints & the entire cast delivers wonderfully in this film, but Mason Gamble is the one to watch. A very talented young actor. I am reminded of Kevin Spacey in Shipping News, wherein Spacey virtually tells the entire movie with his facial expressions. Gamble does not quite have as demanding a role here as Spacey had in Shipping News, but he does remarkably well with what he's given---& considering his age that's all the more impressive. We easily know what his character, Timmy, is feeling at all times without having to hear any dialog. Mason Gamble has been around a while, & I'm sure will have no trouble remaining in the industry as long as he chooses to keep making movies. Look for him in the quirky Rushmore, or in the hook-setting opening scene of Arlington Road, & periodically thereafter throughout. I believe he was also Dennis the Mennace, & I'm sure he's done a few other films. I like gentleman's Game because it tells a story that centers around something I previously cared nothing about; now I at least have some appreciation for, and a much greater understanding of, golf. It's a good movie, and it's deffinately telling a worth while story. Plus it had the added bonus for me of coming as an unexpected surprise treat when I first saw it. (I had a cheap rental coupon & never hearing of it before, happened upon it while browsing in Hollywood Video) I reccomend this movie as a great one to watch and a good one to own.
Rating:  -
There is much in this golf based movie. The much is its asset and liability. There are too many plots which don't tie together well, and confuse the viewer. Father/son, poor/rich, etc.
What does come out shining is a young boy's love for the game pure and simple. Wealth covering up problems and a morally sound burnt out golf champion. If the director would have just revolved it around this, it would have been more attractive.
As is, a memorable view. The profanity is dominate. Maybe it has to be. Do we need so much to make a point?
Rating: -
This is not really a film about golf, but a film about life with golf as the backdrop. Therein lies the problem. First time director J. Mills Goodloe can't seem to choose where he wants to go with the story and it meanders aimlessly from storyline to storyline in an attempt to give it a coming-of-age flavor.
He would have been better to concentrate on Timmy (Mason Gamble) and his relationship with Foster (Gary Sinise) in his quest to improve his golf game. This is clearly the best and most interesting element of the story. Instead he flits about following Timmy's relationship with the other loopers, his infatuation with the beverage girl and the happenings at various club events. The relationship between Timmy and Foster never really gets much traction until the final scene and even then the validation is delivered via a letter rather than a face to face encounter, which would have made it poignant and satisfying.
The acting by Mason Gamble and Gary Sinise is excellent. They have good chemistry and it is clear they connect. Gamble gives a very steady performance throughout and gives the character a naive charm and steely resolve that are extremely engaging. Sinise plays a stolid and standoffish character harboring a terrible secret and bitter disappointment. His understated performance is a perfect fit for this complex character whose cavalier nature hides deeper turmoil. The rest of the cast is simply terrible. Dylan Baker is horrible as Timmy's dad. Phillip Baker Hall is awful as the two faced Charlie Logan.
This film had great potential that was never realized. I rated it 5/10. It should have stayed with the golf story rather than dissipate itself on the other less interesting elements.
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