Good Cast, Poor Direction

Rating: 6/10 (3 July 2019)

Stephen Dillane is brilliant as Harry Vardon, and Shia LeBeouf is terrific as well. Unfortunately, one of the primary antagonists played by Peter Firth, is woefully overdone. He is dressed almost like a clown, with ill fitting clothes: His pants are 6" too long, coupled with a hat.much too large. Since it's a Disney film, there is no swearing at all to the detriment of the film. For example, theTed Ray character calls someone a "toffee nosed git", as if that is humorous. Trust me; it isn't. Lastly, every single chance Firth's character makes way, way over the top disparaging comments about Franxis Ouimet (Shia LeBeouf); so much so they really dumb the film down to a level that basically ruined what could have been a much better film. Bill Paxton was not a great director. Acting, he was quite good, and it is sad he died at a relatively young age. He must have had a lot of help making this, but it was to no avail; even though it is based on a true story which is followed better than most "docu-dramas". It's worth a single watch, but there are a couple of other golf films which have much more to offer, and work much better.