![]() ![]() Before you can pin them down, they get something else, because they have so many options. Newest movies Find your favorites You’ll see where to stream it for free or at the lowest cost on any Roku device. Watch it on Tubi - Free Movies & TV, Prime Video, UP Faith & Family or The Roku Channel on your Roku device. Who knows, these young actors are wonderful and have become successful. Seven Days in Utopia, a drama movie starring Robert Duvall, Lucas Black, and Melissa Leo is available to stream now. We might do something with Jeremy Renner. ![]() RD: Possibly with Scott Cooper, who (wrote, directed and produced) Crazy Heart (and acted with Duvall in such films as Gods and Generals, Broken Trail and Get Low), that I produced. Q: What’s next for you both? Do you have any projects? RD: He’d be too expensive for me! (laughs) After a disastrous debut on the pro circuit, a young golfer finds himself unexpectedly stranded in Utopia, Texas and welcomed by an eccentric rancher. LB: I know, that’s what I was thinking about! I’d like to, even if it was a really cheap video camera, I’d like to do something. A friend of mine was just elevated to head Texas Ranger. After the embarrassing flop, Luke drives around aimlessly and takes a spontaneous right turn toward Utopia, Tex., a tiny town of fewer than 400 folks. I’d like to, because I got to know a lot of the border sheriffs. On the cusp of qualifying for his first pro golf tournament, Luke Chisolm ( Lucas Black) spectacularly flips out on the 18th hole during a televised competition. AMC didn’t go for it, after we put them on the map with Broken Trail. I had something before, it didn’t work out. Something along that Texas border I’d like to do. I had one, and we were raising the money, but right now, the most difficult thing for me would be to find a project to do. The movie's general message that winning is never more important than what's in your heart is a wonderful lesson for all budding athletes, but the delivery is too heavy-handed.Q: Are we going to see you directing some more? Painting and fly-fishing are one thing, but flying a plane? No. Miyagi-ish mentor is quite amusing, although possibly unintentionally so - as in the scene when Johnny ludicrously allows Luke to take the controls of a small airplane as it begins to plummet through the air. On the bright side, the cinematography is lovely (lush greens and blues), Black never looks awkward swinging a golf club, and the soundtrack features a memorable selection of contemporary Christian tunes. Not to mention that golf isn't the most exciting sport to begin with, so there's a generally soporific tone to the entire endeavor. It's the movie's Cars-meets- Karate Kid-via-Sunday School plot that drags it down. It's not the actors - the cast boasts two Academy Award winners (Duvall and Melissa Leo), plus Black, Hurt Locker vet Brian Geraghty, True Bloodvamp Deborah Ann Woll, and Emmy winner Kathy Baker. But there's a line between inspiring and evangelizing, between moving and cheesy, and this golf drama crosses completely over into eye-rolling territory. There's nothing wrong with an inspiring sports movie some of the best in the genre - Hoosiers, Remember the Titans, Miracle - are classics that families will be watching together for generations. ![]() The acting is so good here, it's a shame the message misses its mark. A golfer on the verge of going pro buckles under the pressure and crashes his car in the town of Utopia. ![]()
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