Tin Cup (1996)

Average rating

(61%)

Starring:	Kevin Costner \| Rene Russo \| Don Johnson \| Cheech Marin
Director:	Ron Shelton
Studio:	WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time:	129 mins
Collections:	100 Rom-Coms
Genres:	Comedy \| Romance
Languages:	English
Hearing-impaired:	English
Subtitles:	Arabic, Croatian, Czech, English, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Polish, Turkish
Released:	May 11, 1998
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A lackadaisical one-time golf pro, now operating a run-down driving range in Texas, gets his competitive juices flowing again when a slick former colleague shows up and asks him to be his--gasp!--caddie. Not only will the washed-up hacker not deign to be a caddie, he falls for and ultimately seduces the pro's beautiful psychologist girlfriend and launches a motivated bid for the U.S. Open. A winning comedy from the creator of "Bull Durham."

Rating of 3 stars out of 5

This immensely likeable romantic comedy reunited Kevin Costner with his Bull Durham director Ron Shelton, a former college baseball star who has made sports movies his speciality. Costner plays Roy “Tin Cup” McAvoy, the drunken, down-at-heel pro of a driving range in the back of beyond, West Texas. When Rene Russo, the girlfriend of his long-standing, more successful rival, Don Johnson, drops by for golf lessons, Roy is smitten, and since she turns out to be a therapist, she can help rid him of his inner demons. The scene is set for a suspenseful finale at the US Open with Roy looking to regain his self-respect and Russo waiting in the wings. Howard Hawks could have made this movie and would have cracked it in much less time. Nevertheless, it's an accomplished film and you don't need to be a golfer to enjoy it.

Rating of 2 stars out of 5
Halliwell's Film Guide

Engaging romantic comedy, ramshackle in construction but full of interesting behavourial quirks that give an individuality missing from much recent homogenized Hollywood product.