Review of The Phantom of the Open (2022) by Dawdlingpoet — 21 Nov 2022

This is quite an amusing true story. I thought it was, while certainly cheesy, somewhat uplifting and charming. Its got the feel of a Sunday evening film, or Sunday evening viewing about it but not in a bad way. I liked that there were some surprising plot twists and I liked that the rest of the story, what happened, was explained on screen via library/archive footage and text on screen, shortly before the credits - I always appreciate that. The cast do a good job - Sally Hawkins is as good as ever and I enjoyed seeing Maurice's sons go for their dream as disco dancers.

I would recommend this film, yes - its a nice, easy, relaxing watch. If I had to compare it to another similar film, I'd probably compare it to 'Eddie the Eagle' - also an amusing and heartwarming yet true story thats sports related and British!.