Golf may lack the fast action and cinematic razzle-dazzle of other sports, but the sincerity with which this tale is told ensures it's easy to invest in these young men who break boundaries with every stroke.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 31, 2024

While The Long Game primarily follows the blueprint of successful films that came before it, it stands on its own as an inspirational and entertaining entry due to the strength of its genuine writing and authentic performances.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 25, 2024

The steady diet of clichés and glaring sports movie conventions are impossible to miss. But the resonating human spirit at the center of the story ultimately makes it a hard one to resist.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 18, 2024

[It] follows a familiar formula of sports underdog movies based on true stories, but the cast's admirable performances make this inspirational drama worth watching. Many viewers will learn something about the Mustangs golf team that broke racial barriers.

| May 21, 2024

There is no salvation, only the opening of a door and the determination of a group of boys to go through. [Full review in Spanish]

| Apr 23, 2024

"The Long Game” demonstrates in satisfying ways how nothing in life can stop individuals who have spent time practicing how to get out of bunkers.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 22, 2024

Directed and co-written by Julio Quintana, The Long Game exploits easy sentimentality to gain political advantage.

| Apr 20, 2024

Jay Hernandez is fantastic as a coach who won't give up on these boys [his players] and tries to lead them into a brighter future. It's a heartwarming, true story of underdogs and how they come together to overcome adversity.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Apr 19, 2024

Although there are a few clichéd moments, the characters have depth overall.

| Apr 18, 2024

When you look at the big picture, at stories like the breakthrough of the San Felipe Mustangs, films like The Long Game become treasured archives. Noble missions. A reason to watch.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 17, 2024

A reminder for the entire (...) discriminated minority of a town, a quiet cry of: The impossible is possible, and that is the important message of this movie. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 16, 2024

Shining a deserving spotlight on its inspirational subjects, the predictable film nevertheless is slightly below par — which in movie terms, isn’t a good thing.

| Apr 13, 2024

Winner of an audience award at the 2023 SXSW film fest, “The Long Game” is an utterly predictable yet thoroughly engaging period drama.

Full Review | Apr 13, 2024

The Long Game engaging as an underdog team saga.

| Original Score: B | Apr 12, 2024

Appealingly told with sincerity and taste.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 12, 2024

Following the true story of a Mexican-American Texas golf team in the 1950s, The Long Game uplifts the audience but doesn't shy away from reality.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 11, 2024

[T]he attention to the underlying conflict of ideas raises that story higher than we might anticipate.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 11, 2024

Surprises are minimal in the effort, but it does offer a heartfelt message on perseverance.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 10, 2024

It’s moving and inspiring in the expected ways, but also a smart examination of the mental games within race relations

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 9, 2024

While a more ambitious film might have used its tropes to leverage this tale into a richer account of Latino assimilation, this one is simply content to let its characters win on somebody else’s terms.

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 8, 2024