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- Ebert gave three stars, praising dialogue and supporting characters while finding bloat.
Categories & segments
Most Rewatchable Scene
Opening lesson; U.S. Open sequence; Roy shoots 62
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- Molly's first lesson establishes chemistry, the swing philosophy and unanswered questions about her appearance and arrival.
- The first lesson conveys a believable golf obsessive through philosophical dialogue.
- Caddying for Sims introduces the lay-up conflict and enjoyable professional cameos; Mickelson gambling has aged especially well.
- Qualifying with a seven-iron after breaking the other clubs is admired; a hybrid is offered as an alternative single-club choice.
- Sims's road-shot trick seems like an ingenious protagonist move rather than villain behavior.
- The pelican shot is enjoyed; shooting 62 is preferred, with praise for Jim Nantz's unchanged voice.
- The wide shot of the long tenth-hole putt is praised for showing the entire tournament setting; golf permits repeat filming without complex resets.
- Russo's physical reactions, the broadcasters' astonishment and spectators entering the lake make the finale work; the twelve would remain memorable.
- Nice par, David can mean the golf score or a romantic double entendre; Sims's actual finish is not shown.
- The unconventional ending is preferred to an ordinary winning finish, especially on repeat viewing.
- The opening lesson is the scene preference because it establishes character and golf poetry.
- The U.S. Open hour is another preference, especially the opening shanks; helicopter footage is corrected from drone footage.
- The 62 and final forty minutes are preferred, excluding the unnecessary final five.
The Slow Ride / Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness Award for Best Needle Drop
Double Bogey Blues
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- Double Bogey Blues is the declared needle-drop choice; the soundtrack and montages are also enjoyed.
- This Could Take All Night accompanies an awkward sexual encounter, prompting competing interpretations of premature ejaculation and erectile difficulty.
The most "year the movie came out" thing
Craig Stadler’s clothes
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- Period details include young Nantz, Nissan/Infiniti sponsorship, the Walkman, Fuji blimp, romantic montage and Ring magazine.
- Russo's hairstyle and excited recognition of period golfers date the film; Stadler's clothes are the stated period winner, while golf clothing overall is admired and absent Hootie music regretted.
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- Mid-1990s CBS golf coverage lends authenticity, although CBS did not cover the real U.S. Open; booth access strengthens the final hour.
- Nantz, Mickelson gambling, the shanks and forward-looking sports psychology are aged-best selections.
- Molly's professional competence is questioned after the meltdown, then defended because she initially recommends laying up.
- Let the big dog eat remains influential; origins of grip it and rip it and the doctor riddle are questioned rather than securely established.
- Broadcast production, leather golf bags, pawnshops, strip clubs, water on the eighteenth, Cheech as sidekick, Jimmy Roberts, West Texas and enduring Tin Cup jokes are praised.
- Johnson and Marin's later Nash Bridges partnership is noted.
Steven Seagal shitting on himself award for most unbelievable anecdote from the actual film shoot
A banquet for golfers’ partners helped recruit the golfers as extras
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- The shoot anecdote says golfers were recruited through a banquet where their partners could meet the stars, yielding appearances for SAG minimum.
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- Waffle House is the food winner because Roy insists on remaining himself despite new money.
- Bourbon chased with antacid is an honorable mention.
- Drinking Pepto-Bismol straight from the bottle after spicy food prompts a joke about never laying up at dinner.
The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot
Wide shot of Roy’s tenth-hole putt
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- The wide shot of Roy's tenth-hole putt is the cinematic-shot choice.
The Den of Thieves Benihana Award for Scene-Stealing Location
The eighteenth hole and water hazard
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- The eighteenth hole with water is the location choice; the Golden Tassel is an alternative.
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- Roy McAvoy is the best name; Nantz reportedly had to avoid confusing it with Rory McIlroy.
The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
Unclear lesson; stripper subplot; inconsistent Roy characterization; excessive shanks; unnecessary epilogue
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- Lack of a lesson is a weak-link objection; never laying up, immortality and possible endorsements offer counters.
- The stripper/deed subplot could be cut; the older former partner seems implausible, with ex-wife corrected to ex-girlfriend.
- Roy alternates inconsistently between eloquent philosopher and someone confused by ordinary vocabulary.
- A professional could get the shanks, but Roy's repeated extreme shanks without a fix are excessive.
- The film should end on Nice par, David; closing the stripper plot adds five unnecessary minutes, and a possible sequel could already be set up through next year's Open.
- A contractual or bet-driven tango scene is joking speculation.
Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck
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- Romeo is a terrible caddy: drinking, broken equipment, abandonment and failure to stop disastrous choices undermine Roy; the needy bromance could be shortened.
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