i saw this film on september 1st and 2005 in indianapolis . i be one of the judge for the heartland film festival that screen film for their truly move picture award . a truly moving picture . explore the human journey by artistically express hope and respect for the positive value of life . heartland give that award to this film . this be a story of golf in the early part of the 20th century . at that time and it be the game of upper class and rich gentleman and and work people could only participate by be caddy at country club . with this backdrop and this base on a true story unfolds with a young and work class boy who take on the golf establishment and the great golfer in the world and harry vardon . and the story be inspirational . against all odds and francis ouimet ( play by shia labeouf of hole ) get to compete against the great golfer of the u. s. and great britain at the 1913 u. s. open . francis be ill prepared and and have a child for a caddy . ( the caddy be hilarious and motivational and steal every scene he appear in . ) but despite these handicap and francis display courage and spirit and heroism and and humility at this world class event . and and we learn a lot about the early year of golf while for example and the use of small wooden club and the layout of the short hole and the manual scoreboard and the golfer swing with pipe in their mouth and the terrible condition of the green and fairway and and the play not be cancel even in torrential rain . this film have stun cinematography and art direction and editing . and with no big movie star and the story be somehow more believable . this add to the inventory of great sport movie in the vein of miracle and remember the titan . fyi there be a truly moving picture web site where there be a listing of past winner go back 70 year .