Nobody in Hollywood knows more about sports and is less sentimental about them than Shelton.
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11/12/01
Tin Cup (1996)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:33
Rotten:15
Average Rating:6.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: At one time, Roy McAvoy coulda been a contender in a major golf tournament. Now, the ambition-free McAvoy runs a failing, armadillo-infested golf range. When sexy psychiatrist Molly Griswold comes... [More]
Starring: Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Don Johnson, Cheech Marin
Director: Ron Shelton
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Reviews for Tin Cup
As sports movies go (regardless of the sport), this one turns in a respectable showing, injecting some intelligence and maturity into a story that easily could have succumbed to a flood of 'struggling underdog' cliches.
01/01/00
Top CriticOne of the best films of 1996 with its message that in love and in sports, playing it safe can't hold a candle to taking risks and acting from the heart.
02/22/02
You're about to get bonked on the head with a has-been story, mediocre acting, and some squirmingly painful dialogue.
01/01/00
Lose about 30 minutes and there may be a stronger film in there.
04/09/05
All the golf action and happy "feel-good" emotions that audiences expect (and want) but... without following the traditional sports movie conventions.
12/10/04
A formula sports comedy with a lot of non-formula human comedy.
01/01/00
Top CriticLike other Shelton movies, it's dappled with interesting characters.
07/06/04
While the new movie is generally pleasant, it's also creaky: you know exactly where it's going and it takes too long to get there.
01/01/00
The climactic game, in which Roy, in a way that defies prediction, attempts to sink the shot of his life, is the most rousing sequence of the year, a celebration of what it really means to win.
08/05/08
Top CriticGive him a fleshed-out character whose sense of humor is as strong as his code of ethics, and Costner relaxes and never puts a foot wrong.
01/01/00
Unfortunately, much of the movie's plot hinges on our belief that Costner is hopelessly, head-over-heels in love with Russo -- and they just don't have any chemistry together.
01/01/00
This is a pleasant enough throwaway film you will not remember in the fall.
01/01/00
This film's overriding message is as pleasing as its flippant, skillful banter.
01/01/00
Top CriticAmiable and constantly amusing rather than uproarious, this mangy tale of a ne'er-do-well's fitful assault on personal and professional respectability benefits greatly from Kevin Costner's ingratiatingly comic star turn.
08/05/08
Top CriticRon Shelton appears to understand two things better than any other contemporary film-maker: sports, and Kevin Costner.
01/01/00
[A] sweet comedy.
01/01/00
If you are a golfer, you'll have a better time out on the links.
04/17/02
Kevin Costner's golfing romance has OK swing but bad form.
11/07/02
Breaking down the golf trajectories into separate shots during the sports climax comes across as an expedient form of cheating--the very opposite of authenticity.
01/01/00
Top CriticLatest News for Tin Cup
August 14, 2009:
Ron Shelton Enrolls in Q School 
"Tin Cup" director Ron Shelton is headed back to the links for "Q School," a golf-themed comedy being eyed as a potential starring vehicle for Dennis Quaid and Tim Allen. More...
November 29, 2007:
HBO Plans Barry Bonds Film
Cheer up, Barry Bonds -- you may have just been handed a federal indictment for perjury, but hey, HBO Films is making a movie about you! More...
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