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With summer soon collapsing into the cool embrace of falling leaves, bonfires, and all things pumpkin spice, now is the perfect time to enjoy one last apple pie in the sky summer season family movie, “The Short Game.” From director Frank Sanza, this family film depicts the heart of America’s greatest pastime from the vantage point of Jermey, played by Ben Krieger, a high school senior grappling for a coveted college golfing scholarship. Facing troubles at home and on the field, Jeremy must be victorious in the State Championship, despite obstacles at home, including his mother overcoming cancer and looking after his younger brother, Ethan, played by Owen Himfar, a young, perceptive person, and caddy for his brother, while thriving with Autism.
The greatest points in this film revolve around Ethan, a person thriving while living on the Autism spectrum is represented authentically throughout the film. As writer and director, Frank Sanza, references various aspects of Autism. From the perspective of having an autistic son. Helping Ethan’s characterization to be portrayed as grounded, timely, and highly learned despite addressing various difficulties in his own journey. A poignant reminder of the daily struggles those living on the spectrum may face, including difficulty understanding the nuances of culture and family, while addressing adolescent family dynamics, which I, and so many others, will appreciate.
Making “The Short Game” a wholesome outlook on the world. Sharing an organic view of spectrum families, hardships of youth, and a fresh experience of a family’s caregiving for sick relatives. Despite stock dialogue and underdog movie tropes, the film’s messaging is one to take into the season ahead. Noting the film’s emotional, almost cliché take on sportsmanship and strife, as seen between rival baseball players and scholarship competition.
Despite this, “The Short Game,” full of Christian and sportsmanship tropes as well as periodical references to God and scripture, is the feel-good sort of film family will enjoy before the start of this year’s academic year. As both a golfing and family movie, “The Short Game” delivers as the feel-good film of the season.
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Friends, will you be taking your loved ones to see “The Short Game” in theatres on August 29, 2025? Why would you most want to see this film? Please leave your thoughts in the comments below.
6 Comments
I would love seeing this with our family since it will be a clean wholesome movie!
Yes, I am really interested in taking my daughter to see this movie, I think it could be really positive for her.
Yes I might go see it.
I hope to go see it in the theaters, if not, I look forward to streaming it someplace so we all can sit together and watch.
I will try to see it in theaters.
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