The Phantom of the Open
Directed by Craig Roberts
Written by Simon Farnaby
Starring Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans
Released March 18th, 2022
The story of Maurice Flitcroft is legendary among golfers. I can remember hearing about Flitcroft as the son of a Golf Club Pro. My Dad loved the story of Maurice Flitcroft and I can recall him laughing about it when Flitcroft would rise back to the headlines. Flitcroft’s legend is little known outside the golf world and that fact makes the new movie, The Phantom of the Open a welcome reminder of a colorful and unique sports story.
The Phantom of the Open stars Academy Award nominee Mark Rylance as a shipyard worker who dreams of becoming a golfer despite having no clubs or experience actually playing golf. As Maurice tells it, he found out that the shipyard was going to start letting people go and he needed to find something to do. He happened to sit down on his television remote control and The British Open was on TV. It was love at first sight and he set out to play in The British Open.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
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