In hollywood biopics, there has been a recent trend to focus on a person who has been mistreated by the media, and sometimes even by culture at large, and recast their story. Consider I, Tonya from 2017, richard Jewell from 2019, and The Eyes of Tammy Faye from last year, to name a few. The Phantom of the Open, by Craig Roberts, is a new addition to the canon, and it's a fantastic one. But, unlike the others described above, it spends the most of its time as a comedy. After knowing that the screenwriter, Simon Farnaby, also co-wrote Paddington 2, the film's attitude to its real-life subject is less serious than earnest.
The Phantom of the Open, based on Farnaby and Scott Murray's biography of the same name, chronicles the life of Maurice Flitcroft, played by Mark Rylance. Maurice, a working-class crane operator and born dreamer who put his dreams on hold for the sake of his family, learns he'll be laid off soon and is urged by his wife, Jean (Sally Hawkins), to pursue his love for the first time. He sees a golf tournament on tv one night while trying to figure out what it could be, and it's as if he's finally found his calling. He enters the 1976 british Open championship qualifying despite never having played golf before.
The Phantom of the Open, based on Farnaby and Scott Murray's biography of the same name, chronicles the life of Maurice Flitcroft, played by Mark Rylance. Maurice, a working-class crane operator and born dreamer who put his dreams on hold for the sake of his family, learns he'll be laid off soon and is urged by his wife, Jean (Sally Hawkins), to pursue his love for the first time. He sees a golf tournament on tv one night while trying to figure out what it could be, and it's as if he's finally found his calling. He enters the 1976 british Open championship qualifying despite never having played golf before.
The Phantom of the Open delivers a happy story without relying on it, instead doing the thematic work of figuring out what Maurice's experience means, which is regrettably not always the case with biopics. His connections with his three sons, social-climbing engineer Michael (Jake Davies) and disco-dancing twins Gene (Christian Lees) and james (Jonah Lees), do a lot of the heavy lifting there, albeit Michael's hostile position unavoidably leaves him feeling underserved as a character. Viewers are unlikely to care, however, because Rylance and Hawkins are so entertaining to watch, and Maurice's numerous attempts to avoid his lifetime british Open ban have them laughing out loud.
The Phantom of the Open, based on Farnaby and Scott Murray's biography of the same name, chronicles the life of Maurice Flitcroft, played by Mark Rylance. Maurice, a working-class crane operator and born dreamer who put his dreams on hold for the sake of his family, learns he'll be laid off soon and is urged by his wife, Jean (Sally Hawkins), to pursue his love for the first time. He sees a golf tournament on tv one night while trying to figure out what it could be, and it's as if he's finally found his calling. He enters the 1976 british Open championship qualifying despite never having played golf before.
The Phantom of the Open, based on Farnaby and Scott Murray's biography of the same name, chronicles the life of Maurice Flitcroft, played by Mark Rylance. Maurice, a working-class crane operator and born dreamer who put his dreams on hold for the sake of his family, learns he'll be laid off soon and is urged by his wife, Jean (Sally Hawkins), to pursue his love for the first time. He sees a golf tournament on tv one night while trying to figure out what it could be, and it's as if he's finally found his calling. He enters the 1976 british Open championship qualifying despite never having played golf before.
The Phantom of the Open delivers a happy story without relying on it, instead doing the thematic work of figuring out what Maurice's experience means, which is regrettably not always the case with biopics. His connections with his three sons, social-climbing engineer Michael (Jake Davies) and disco-dancing twins Gene (Christian Lees) and james (Jonah Lees), do a lot of the heavy lifting there, albeit Michael's hostile position unavoidably leaves him feeling underserved as a character. Viewers are unlikely to care, however, because Rylance and Hawkins are so entertaining to watch, and Maurice's numerous attempts to avoid his lifetime british Open ban have them laughing out loud.
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