Director: Craig Roberts. Cast: Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans. 106 min. Biography/Sport.
- From Forrest Gump to Maurice Flitcroft, the real-life-based protagonist of this film, I've always had problems with movies glamorizing simpletons. Based on this narrative, Flitcroft actually escalated the game, and through methods that would normally be attributed to con men, advanced in the 70's from knowing nothing about golf, to participating in the British Open ... several times. He even instructs his sons to follow his way of living, mindlessly pursuing their passions without any long-term plan in sight. But no, let's make a movie with uber-talented stars such as Mark Rylance and Sally Hawkins in the leads, to show how cute, innocent and adorable the man was - let's make people feel good about their mediocrities, because hey, you can exude ineptitude and still change history (and considering some recent political figures, that's not far from the truth). The ironic part is that this World's Worst Golfer's endeavors were celebrated in the form of an annual prize, awarded to the year's worst golfer, in of all places ... somewhere in the U.S. Why am I not surprised.
MoGo's rating: 6/10
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