I didn't know this movie was a religious one. The tag-line on netflix is "Talent can only get you so far. For golfer Luke Chisholm, that turns out to be Utopia, Texas -- where he's left stranded after blowing his pro debut." Naturally I thought that this would be a movie about a golfer having to deal with being stranded in a small town and getting over the fact that he just embarrassed himself in his pro debut. It starts out that way, then he meets an old man who has all the answers to golf but yet couldn't make it on tour, which obviously makes no sense, because if the dude knew how to play so well, he would have won some tournaments. The first half of the movie I'd give a 6/10. Was a decent sports flick and I love golf movies so I was interested. Then out of nowhere, it turns into a extremely religious flick. I don't like religious movies usually, explaining how God is awesome and if you believe then nothing else is nearly as important doesn't do it for me. This was worst than most. Then at the end, instead of an ending, you get the most ridiculous plug I've ever seen, and I've seen at least 1k movies. Basically instead of finding out what happens, the movie cuts off (which at this point is a blessing) and tells you to go to a website where some televangelist type dude can preach to you and plug his new book. Ridiculous. I'd be surprised if they make the second book (which I wont read) into a movie (which I wouldn't watch anyway) but you never know. If you love golf, don't want God shoved down your throat, and would prefer for your movie to end on screen; watch The Legend of Bagger Vance, The greatest game ever played, or Tin Cup.
Review of Seven Days in Utopia
