Genre: Sports/Biography
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Writer: Chad Taylor
Cast: Natalie Portman, Vince Vaughn, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh
Budget: $35,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $97,254,717
Foreign Box Office: $71,834,066
Total Profit: $79,024,149
Reaction: One for the Ages is perhaps the biggest surprise hit of the season. The film, a modestly budgeted sports biography, has become the fifth most profitable film of the season
"While Natalie Portman does a serviceable job in the lead role, I was more impressed by Vince Vaughn's nuanced performance. He is wonderful as a man who just wants his wife to be happy, even if it will mean his own unhappiness." - Rick Green, New Yorker
"Hallstrom is no stranger to to melodrama, and here is absolutely in his element directing a moving, romantic underdog story. He directs the dramatic scenes with the sure hand of an old pro." - Bruce Vickers, Baltimore Sun
"Natalie Portman just doesn't seem right for a role like this. She doesn't look like she could really swing a golf club, let alone win Olympic gold medals. Aside from her performance, I was also disappointed by how by-the-numbers the film was." - Dennis Smith - Orlando Sentinel
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