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15 years ago, Joe (Michael Saquella) was a promising semi-pro golfer
with the potential to go further - but then his wife and kids died in a
car accident, and his dreams died with them. Now he's a grumpy old man
living in a trailer park, spending most of the day on his porch drinking
beer and listening to golf tournaments on the radio. He's pretty much
lonely with the closest to him having a friend being fresh but
well-meaning 10 year old Sarah (Alexa Lohman) passing by ever so often on
her scooter checking up on him and asking him question after question
until he chases her off - in good nature though, until she starts
inquiring about his golf trophies, upon which he gets in a rage which
actually scares her away. The next day, he's visited by Graham (Greg
Lutz), a mysterious golf coach who pretty much pushes him to take up
golfing again. And as one might expect, after a 15 year long break, Joe's
golfing isn't up to scratch - but he finds his love for life again,
reconciles with Sarah, and not only lets her see his golfing trophies, he
also takes her to the course with him, and to a café he used to go to
afterwards, where he catches the eye of waitress Jennifer (Heidi Kaplan),
and in parts thanks to Sarah's interference, the two soon start dating. Joe's
golfing massively improves over time, so much so that he starts playing
the resident pro Sean (Richard Grieco) - to lose against him time and
again. But Sarah, Jennifer and Graham won't let him give up, until he
eventually manages to beat Sean and enters the qualifying for the Arizona
Open, to finally fulfill his dream to become an actual pro. But he's no
longer the youngest, and that might be a goal a little too high to achieve
... You don't have to know the first thing about golfing or
even have a certain fondness for the sport to find Dream Round an
uplifting movie - it's the sort of feel-good movie that works on a much
more universal level, as even though the film's story might be a little
too straight forward it's carried by likeable characters with relatable
issues that are not resolved through spectacle but the resolution being
the backbone of the movie, and a very subtle direction and solid
performances realy help to bring this one to life in a very enjoyable way.
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