{"id":21476,"date":"2022-04-15T09:02:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T13:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=21476"},"modified":"2022-04-18T10:55:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T14:55:32","slug":"film-review-the-mulligan-pray-the-story-of-patrick-peyton-to-air-on-uptv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2022\/04\/film-review-the-mulligan-pray-the-story-of-patrick-peyton-to-air-on-uptv.html","title":{"rendered":"Film review: &#8220;The Mulligan&#8221; + &#8220;PRAY: The Story of Patrick Peyton&#8221; to air on UPtv"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Here&#8217;s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media &amp; culture: 04\/15\/22<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Slice of life. The faith-themed golf drama <em>The Mulligan<\/em> (based on the book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mulligan-Parable-Second-Chances\/dp\/031035014X\"><em>The Mulligan: A Parable of Second Chances<\/em> by Ken Blanchard and Wally Armstrong)<\/a> arrives in theaters as the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fathomevents.com\/events\/The-Mulligan\">Fathom Event<\/a> this Monday (4\/18) and Tuesday (4\/19).<\/strong> The film tells the story of successful businessman Paul McAlister (<strong>Eric Close<\/strong>) who is separated from his wife Carla (<strong>Alicia Fusting<\/strong>) and estranged from his son Jake (<strong>Andrew Brodeur<\/strong>). Despite his business accomplishments, Paul\u2019s life could use a do-over\u00a0 &#8211; or, as they say in golf-speak, a \u201cmulligan.\u201d That&#8217;s where Will Dunn (<strong>Pat Boone<\/strong>) comes in. AKA The Old Pro, the retired golfer helps Paul discover that God offers us \u201cthe ultimate mulligan.\u201d My review of the movie follows the trailer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Mulligan - Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IxxbjZ3PTvQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>IMHO:<\/strong> The problem with so many faith-based movies is that they are so on-the-nose that they fall into the sand trap of coming off as trite and even silly. <em>The Mulligan<\/em> certainly runs that risk &#8211; as it really wears its faith on its sleeve (the guy who needs the mulligan is actually named Paul) &#8211; but somehow its straightforward sincerity and, yes, biblical wisdom shines through to make its just over two-hour running time worth your time. Add to that the chemistry between Close and Boone (that also came through in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2021\/05\/interview-eric-close-pat-boone-tee-up-the-mulligan-monster-drops-on-netflix.html\">my previous interview with them<\/a>) and the film just somehow clicks. I mean I wouldn&#8217;t expect too many critical raves for it in the so-called mainstream media but if you&#8217;re in the market for a nice (yes, nice) movie with some simple lessons about rebounding from life&#8217;s mistakes and setbacks<em> The Mulligan<\/em> may be just what the doctor ordered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bottom line: <em>The Mulligan<\/em> is recommended.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BTW:<\/strong> I had a second conversation with Pat Boone about <em>The Mulligan <\/em>and other stuff which I&#8217;ll post on Monday.<br \/>\n___<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programming Alert: <em>PRAY: The Story of Patrick Peyton<\/em> will make its cable-TV premiere tomorrow (4\/16) at 9:30 AM (ET) on UPtv.<\/strong> The award-winning documentary from <strong>Family Theater Productions<\/strong> focuses on the life of Venerable Patrick Peyton, a candidate for sainthood by the Vatican. <strong>BTW: <\/strong>You can find my interview with with <strong>Grant Fonda<\/strong> who scored the beautiful music for the film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2021\/02\/waco-family-faith-film-festival-shines-light-on-empowering-storytelling-oscar-buzz-for-pray-and-composer-grant-fonda.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton Trailer #1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ohGG__uIf6M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Easter, everybody!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span class=\"st\">Encourage one another and build each other up &#8211; <\/span><\/em><span class=\"st\">1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media &amp; culture: 04\/15\/22 Slice of life. The faith-themed golf drama The Mulligan (based on the book The Mulligan: A Parable of Second Chances by Ken Blanchard and Wally Armstrong) arrives in theaters as the latest Fathom Event this Monday (4\/18) and Tuesday (4\/19). 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