Failure and Redemption

Robert Duvall is one of America's premier actors. He has consistently turned in award-winning performances and now is producing his own movies. Duvall is a Christian. He is not in your face about his faith, but his understanding of the core of Christianity is on display in a number of small films that he has produced like The Apostle and Get Low. His newest is Seven Days in Utopia, which got a nice write up today by Chuck Colson.  www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/13/17998

The basic story line is about a young golf pro who chokes in a major tournament, blows up making a fool of himself, and has his perfectionist dad walk out on him. As he is driving away with his career in tatters, he drives through Utopia, Texas and meets Duvall, an old golf pro himself, who proceeds to straighten out his game and not incidentally, his life.

The film has been out since August and probably will be on Netflix soon, so you might give it a try. You should sample some of his other pictures too. Duvall is making pictures that matter, which is a refreshing change from the usual drek from Hollywood. If people turn out to see them, he can keep making them and if not - another serving of drek, please.

www.sevendaysinutopia.com/video