The Man with the Perfect Swing

I was impressed with the premise of this film and how we can all relate as to what this man is going through, and how he pursues this dream.

It sounds awful - a low-budget movie, starring unknowns, about golf. But it's very good. A stellar performance by James Black (he with the Perfect etc.) is backed up by some very solid supporting actors. The script is sharp as a razor. Only the technical direction (pretty forgivable on a movie that must have been shot for dimes over a few days) lets it down. But as the direction of the actors is so elegant, you barely notice this after the first few minutes.

Maybe better as a rental than a purchase unless you're a golf fiend or a wannabe low-budget filmmaker (in which case you can learn more about Real Film from this than any slacker "masterpiece", still it deserves to have more of a future. As do the actors and the director.

I was thoroughly, unexpectedly, charmed.

The everyman film for golfers and anyone else who wants to mark their own spot in their life. A man who makes a discovery about himself. A discovery that makes him special.

The film moves along nicely with humor and humility in equal doses delivered with well written dialog and performances.