Seven Days in Utopia
6.2 /10 1 Votes6.2
Director Matt Russell Duration Language English | 6/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Sport Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 2, 2011 (2011-09-02) (United States) Based on Golfs Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia by David L. Cook Writer David Cook (screenplay), Rob Levine (screenplay), Matt Russell (screenplay), Sandra Thrift (screenplay), David Cook (novel) Screenplay David Cook, Matt Russell, Rob Levine, Sandra Thrift Cast (Sarah), (Johnny Crawford), (Lily), (Luke Chisholm) Similar movies Southpaw , Million Dollar Arm , 2 Guns , The Blind Side , Foxcatcher , Million Dollar Baby Tagline Life is never the same once you've been to Utopia. |
Seven Days in Utopia is a Christian sports drama film directed by Matt Russell, starring Robert Duvall, Lucas Black, and Melissa Leo.
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The film is based on the book Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia by Dr. David Lamar Cook, a psychologist who received a Ph.D. in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Virginia.

In the movie version, Lucas Black plays Luke Chisholm, a young professional golfer who has a meltdown during a tournament. After shooting 80 in the final round, Chisholm crashes his car into a fence and gets wisdom from Johnny Crawford (Robert Duvall). After some instruction and guidance, Chisholm enters the Valero Texas Open, where he ends up in a playoff with the world's top golfer, T.K. Oh (K.J. Choi).

It was filmed in Utopia, Texas, and Fredericksburg, Texas, and was released on September 2, 2011 in the United States.

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Reception
Conservative publications provided mixed reviews. The New York Post gave the film two out of four stars and claimed that "it goes down more smoothly than you'd imagine" thanks to Duvall's performance and an "excellent supporting cast." The Arizona Republic described Seven Days as "utterly predictable" and "bland," but also praised Duvall, who "has to be great here just to keep the movie afloat."
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