The Phantom of the Open (2021)
Country: GB
Technical: col/2.35:1 106m
Director: Craig Roberts
Cast: Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans
Synopsis:
A crane driver from Barrow-in-Furness conceives a passion for golf at the age of 46 and, thanks to a clerical oversight, manages to enter the qualifying round of the British Open. Following his lifelong mantra that 'practice is the road to perfection', he repeats the trick, courting disgrace and ridicule, to become internationally famous as a beacon of hope for the cheerful amateur.
Review:
Proving the dictum 'unbelievable but true' down to a tee, this is the latest in a long line of British movies since Brassed Off, whose characters may be in the gutter but can still look up at the stars. It takes a very light approach for most of its running time, but Rylance and Hawkins play their roles to the hilt, and really, what's not to like?
Country: GB
Technical: col/2.35:1 106m
Director: Craig Roberts
Cast: Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans
Synopsis:
A crane driver from Barrow-in-Furness conceives a passion for golf at the age of 46 and, thanks to a clerical oversight, manages to enter the qualifying round of the British Open. Following his lifelong mantra that 'practice is the road to perfection', he repeats the trick, courting disgrace and ridicule, to become internationally famous as a beacon of hope for the cheerful amateur.
Review:
Proving the dictum 'unbelievable but true' down to a tee, this is the latest in a long line of British movies since Brassed Off, whose characters may be in the gutter but can still look up at the stars. It takes a very light approach for most of its running time, but Rylance and Hawkins play their roles to the hilt, and really, what's not to like?
Country: GB
Technical: col/2.35:1 106m
Director: Craig Roberts
Cast: Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans
Synopsis:
A crane driver from Barrow-in-Furness conceives a passion for golf at the age of 46 and, thanks to a clerical oversight, manages to enter the qualifying round of the British Open. Following his lifelong mantra that 'practice is the road to perfection', he repeats the trick, courting disgrace and ridicule, to become internationally famous as a beacon of hope for the cheerful amateur.
Review:
Proving the dictum 'unbelievable but true' down to a tee, this is the latest in a long line of British movies since Brassed Off, whose characters may be in the gutter but can still look up at the stars. It takes a very light approach for most of its running time, but Rylance and Hawkins play their roles to the hilt, and really, what's not to like?